[Discuss] Gmail IMAP slow?

[David Bronaugh]

David Frey wrote:
> I don't use gmail, but I do use imap.
>
> What volume of mail do you have in your Inbox?  I think having smaller
> folder sizes helps speed it up.
>
> I have my recent mail in
> INBOX
> then older stuff is in subfolders
> INBOX/2006
> INBOX/2005
> etc.
>
> I do the same with my VLUG folder.
>
> Dave
>   
My solution to the list mail problem is to set a retention policy in 
T-Bird. Anything older than 1 year in VLUG gets trashed. Likewise my 
other mailing lists. Personal mail doesn't expire the same way. But I 
figure list mail is archived anyhow; who cares?

David