What is limit to number of e mails in folders?

[kevs1]

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: Power PC
Email Client: pop

I have some folders that have 300+ e mails in them. Does this clog or slow the software down? I've been thinking of transefering them to hardrive, but I've discovered that eml files are very hard to search with:

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[Diane Ross]

I have some folders that have 300+ e mails in them. Does this clog or slow the
software down? I've been thinking of transefering them to hardrive, but I've
discovered that eml files are very hard to search with:

What is the size of your database? What type of Account?

Some users create an archive Identity and only keep the current calendar
year in their main Identity. Easy to switch Identities for searching. You
wouldn't want to do this often as you must quit all Office applications
before switching.

Archive Your Data
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/database/archive.html>