Re: Thunderbird's IMAP connections.

2004-12-17 Thread Steve Lamb
Nate Duehr wrote: I think that the default of 5 connections works well on modern IMAP servers most companies would buy. True. That doesn't mean that 5 connections is needed. I see 5 connections as needed only for the heaviest of users; far heavier than I have ever seen. I can't even begin

Re: Thunderbird's IMAP connections.

2004-12-17 Thread Nate Duehr
Steve Lamb wrote: Nate Duehr wrote: How about syncing all folders while still reading and deleting/replying to other mail? Works great. Still don't see the need for more than 2 connections in that situation. 1 active connection and one for overflow. At the very least they could be intelli

Re: Thunderbird's IMAP connections.

2004-12-17 Thread Steve Lamb
Nate Duehr wrote: How about syncing all folders while still reading and deleting/replying to other mail? Works great. Still don't see the need for more than 2 connections in that situation. 1 active connection and one for overflow. At the very least they could be intelligent about it and o

Re: Thunderbird's IMAP connections.

2004-12-17 Thread Nate Duehr
Steve Lamb wrote: Juergen Nickelsen wrote: This is not uncommon with IMAP clients; the intent is to be able to do multiple things in parallel. The IMAP standard permits this. Granted but I find 5 idle IMAP connections just a bit excessive. I dropped it to 2 and haven't noticed a slowdown.

Re: Thunderbird's IMAP connections.

2004-12-17 Thread Nate Duehr
Steve Lamb wrote: Ok, does anyone know why TBird opens up 4-5+ IMAP connections? I don't think it is standard as Evolution v2.x only opens 1 for the exact same account with the exact same settings. Threading. Tools -> Account Settings -> Server Settings -> Advanced -> Maximum number of serv

Re: Thunderbird's IMAP connections.

2004-12-17 Thread Steve Lamb
Juergen Nickelsen wrote: This is not uncommon with IMAP clients; the intent is to be able to do multiple things in parallel. The IMAP standard permits this. Granted but I find 5 idle IMAP connections just a bit excessive. I dropped it to 2 and haven't noticed a slowdown. I mean when am I re

Re: Thunderbird's IMAP connections.

2004-12-17 Thread Juergen Nickelsen
Steve Lamb wrote: Ok, does anyone know why TBird opens up 4-5+ IMAP connections? This is not uncommon with IMAP clients; the intent is to be able to do multiple things in parallel. The IMAP standard permits this. Regards, Juergen. -- Juergen Nickelsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Netzwert AG * An den

Re: Thunderbird's IMAP connections.

2004-12-16 Thread Steve Lamb
Steve Lamb wrote: Ok, does anyone know why TBird opens up 4-5+ IMAP connections? I don't think it is standard as Evolution v2.x only opens 1 for the exact same account with the exact same settings. Well, didn't take me long to figure it out. Got to thinking it might be in prefs.js. Su

Thunderbird's IMAP connections.

2004-12-16 Thread Steve Lamb
Ok, does anyone know why TBird opens up 4-5+ IMAP connections? I don't think it is standard as Evolution v2.x only opens 1 for the exact same account with the exact same settings. -- Steve C. Lamb | I'm your priest, I'm your shrink, I'm your PGP Key: 8B6E99C5 |