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Steven Haigh
I'm trying to move my email from Outlook Express to Outlook XP - mainly so I
can keep my contacts in sync with my mobile phone and also send/recieve
email to contacts from my phone...
Now I'm a typical email whore. I have email going back several years and all
sorted into folders. Below is a copy from my mail directory on the server,
and a disk usage dump.
[netwiz@dhcp-813-25 mail]$ ls -l
total 361072
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 9517240 Sep 1 00:03 air.net.au-list
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 8701674 Sep 5 12:27 Atmel-USB
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 14774851 Sep 5 19:00 Auscert
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 4654095 Sep 5 19:01 Australian_PMR
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 40325660 Sep 5 23:13 BAWUG-list
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 13149 Apr 17 19:16 Bulk Buy Clients
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 1936357 Aug 27 16:00 Cajun
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 526 Apr 17 19:16 Drafts
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 1170291 Sep 6 10:01 Filtered-Spam
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 544026 Aug 12 13:03 hardware
lrwxrwxrwx 1 netwiz users 22 Apr 17 19:17 inbox ->
/var/spool/mail/netwiz
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 3321 Apr 17 19:16 Javaradio
-rw------- 1 netwiz users 378139 Aug 8 10:55 Job Applications
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 71719071 Sep 5 19:21 Jokes
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 10876066 Sep 3 11:03 linux-wlan-devel
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 40974046 Sep 6 11:32 linux-wlan-list
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 1241544 Sep 5 08:14 Meta-List
-rw------- 1 netwiz users 2034874 Aug 25 13:33 MW-Committee
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 1864741 Apr 17 19:16 MW-Contacts
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 60050308 Sep 6 04:15 MW-Wireless
-rw------- 1 netwiz users 47431 May 10 00:24 NERG_IRLP
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 5240258 Jul 29 12:47 NTBugTraq
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 5642539 Sep 6 11:19 PRM80-Series
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 5654603 Apr 17 19:16 RadioModifications
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 39521382 Apr 17 19:17 radio-programming
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 1076356 Sep 6 12:17 rhl-beta
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 663038 Sep 2 22:18 rt85-programming
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 12122696 Sep 6 00:33 Sent Items
-rw------- 1 netwiz users 117965 Sep 3 19:29 Shaun
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 26252414 Sep 5 19:21 Things to Keep
-rw------- 1 netwiz users 346583 Sep 6 00:24 Trash
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 187563 Jul 24 19:04 WGMeetings
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 232711 Apr 17 19:16 WGPublicRelations
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 1283832 Apr 17 19:16 WGStructure
[netwiz@dhcp-813-25 mail]$ du -h
353M .
[netwiz@dhcp-813-25 mail]$
Yes, as you can see, that's 353Mb of email... I used to use Outlook Express
to always have a sync of what was on the server, on my laptop - great for
portability...
I'm trying to get Outlook XP to do the same, but the amount of time Outlook
takes to sync is just phenominal! I've had it going for about an hour, and
after multiple crashes, it's still not finished... Also, I've found from
previous use that when it has sync'ed - then simple functions as "Mark All
As Read" (which gets a real workout on my email) takes up to a minute *per
folder* to complete. During this time Outlook XP hangs, and no user input
can be taken. Then you move onto the next folder, which takes about a
minute to display, mark all as read takes about another minute - and about
3 folders in, I crack it, close Outlook XP and launch either Mozilla mail
or Outlook Express.
Then in about 5 minutes, I've gone through all my email (every folder) as
well as replied to various emails etc..
Bottom line is that Outlook XP wastes my time - but alas I am drawn to use
it. Has anyone overcome these issues? What about in the new office beta?
Please help
--
Signed,
Steven Haigh
http://wireless.org.au
(Visit https://wireless.org.au to install our Root Certificate.)
You can lead a fool to wisdom but you can't make him think.
We have enough youth. What we need is a fountain of smart.
I am root. If you see me laughing, you better have a backup.
can keep my contacts in sync with my mobile phone and also send/recieve
email to contacts from my phone...
Now I'm a typical email whore. I have email going back several years and all
sorted into folders. Below is a copy from my mail directory on the server,
and a disk usage dump.
[netwiz@dhcp-813-25 mail]$ ls -l
total 361072
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 9517240 Sep 1 00:03 air.net.au-list
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 8701674 Sep 5 12:27 Atmel-USB
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 14774851 Sep 5 19:00 Auscert
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 4654095 Sep 5 19:01 Australian_PMR
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 40325660 Sep 5 23:13 BAWUG-list
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 13149 Apr 17 19:16 Bulk Buy Clients
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 1936357 Aug 27 16:00 Cajun
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 526 Apr 17 19:16 Drafts
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 1170291 Sep 6 10:01 Filtered-Spam
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 544026 Aug 12 13:03 hardware
lrwxrwxrwx 1 netwiz users 22 Apr 17 19:17 inbox ->
/var/spool/mail/netwiz
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 3321 Apr 17 19:16 Javaradio
-rw------- 1 netwiz users 378139 Aug 8 10:55 Job Applications
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 71719071 Sep 5 19:21 Jokes
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 10876066 Sep 3 11:03 linux-wlan-devel
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 40974046 Sep 6 11:32 linux-wlan-list
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 1241544 Sep 5 08:14 Meta-List
-rw------- 1 netwiz users 2034874 Aug 25 13:33 MW-Committee
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 1864741 Apr 17 19:16 MW-Contacts
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 60050308 Sep 6 04:15 MW-Wireless
-rw------- 1 netwiz users 47431 May 10 00:24 NERG_IRLP
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 5240258 Jul 29 12:47 NTBugTraq
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 5642539 Sep 6 11:19 PRM80-Series
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 5654603 Apr 17 19:16 RadioModifications
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 39521382 Apr 17 19:17 radio-programming
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 1076356 Sep 6 12:17 rhl-beta
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 663038 Sep 2 22:18 rt85-programming
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 12122696 Sep 6 00:33 Sent Items
-rw------- 1 netwiz users 117965 Sep 3 19:29 Shaun
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 26252414 Sep 5 19:21 Things to Keep
-rw------- 1 netwiz users 346583 Sep 6 00:24 Trash
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 187563 Jul 24 19:04 WGMeetings
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 232711 Apr 17 19:16 WGPublicRelations
-rw-r--r-- 1 netwiz users 1283832 Apr 17 19:16 WGStructure
[netwiz@dhcp-813-25 mail]$ du -h
353M .
[netwiz@dhcp-813-25 mail]$
Yes, as you can see, that's 353Mb of email... I used to use Outlook Express
to always have a sync of what was on the server, on my laptop - great for
portability...
I'm trying to get Outlook XP to do the same, but the amount of time Outlook
takes to sync is just phenominal! I've had it going for about an hour, and
after multiple crashes, it's still not finished... Also, I've found from
previous use that when it has sync'ed - then simple functions as "Mark All
As Read" (which gets a real workout on my email) takes up to a minute *per
folder* to complete. During this time Outlook XP hangs, and no user input
can be taken. Then you move onto the next folder, which takes about a
minute to display, mark all as read takes about another minute - and about
3 folders in, I crack it, close Outlook XP and launch either Mozilla mail
or Outlook Express.
Then in about 5 minutes, I've gone through all my email (every folder) as
well as replied to various emails etc..
Bottom line is that Outlook XP wastes my time - but alas I am drawn to use
it. Has anyone overcome these issues? What about in the new office beta?
Please help
--
Signed,
Steven Haigh
http://wireless.org.au
(Visit https://wireless.org.au to install our Root Certificate.)
You can lead a fool to wisdom but you can't make him think.
We have enough youth. What we need is a fountain of smart.
I am root. If you see me laughing, you better have a backup.