On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 12:36 PM, Robert Schetterer <rob...@schetterer.org> wrote: > Am 03.07.2012 13:32, schrieb Kaya Saman: >> On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Kaya Saman <kayasa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Charles Marcus >>> <cmar...@media-brokers.com> wrote: >>>> On 2012-07-03 3:12 AM, Kaya Saman <kayasa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> However this is a clean server with plenty of space left on the pool >>>>> allocated for mail and it's additionally using ZFS too. >>>> >>>> >>>> What OS? ZFS implementation/version? How is mail stored (maildir? mbox?) >>>> >>>> While I don't think this is your problem, just fyi, my understanding is >>>> that >>>> it is fairly easy to implement ZFS wrong (which would cause serious >>>> performance problems), and that the only decent ZFS implementation is Suns >>>> (ie, what ships with Nexenta), or the latest FreeBSDs... >>>> >>>> Also, my understanding is that ZFS isn't the snappiest of filesystems even >>>> when properly configured (you trade performance for data integrity). >>>> >>>> Personally, I'd recommend trying this on a traditional FS (XFS or Reiserfs >>>> for maildir) and see if that changes things. >>> >>> FreeBSD 8.2 x64 using Maildir. ZFS is perfect no worries with that!!! >>> Additionally the system is on a VMware cluster which is also fine - >>> have checked all as diagnostics. >>> >>> The usage here is minimal, and since I also use ZFS at home too with >>> quite a larger file system then at work (I know I know) and really >>> hammer the heck out of it there is no issue. >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2012-07-03 3:12 AM, Kaya Saman <kayasa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> The point is that I am monitoring using nload as well as other things >>>>> and the maximum bandwidth being got with Outlook is a few Mbps burst, >>>>> average 50kbps; while with T-Bird I get way over 130Mbps? >>>> >>>> Congrats - there's your problem... now you need to find out *why* this is >>>> so >>>> slow... most likely a tcp dump analysis of a session is the only way - I >>>> think there are people here who could help you analyze one (but not me, >>>> sorry)... >>>> >>> >>> Yeah, it seems to be M$ implementation of IMAP. I don't think that >>> there's anything anyone can do.... Outlook seems to wait after each >>> transmission (found using Wireshark). >>> >>>> >>>> On 2012-07-03 3:41 AM, Kaya Saman <kayasa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> The PST's seem to be stored on local hard disk too. >>>> >>>> 'Seem' to be? You need to make sure, because if they aren't that could >>>> definitely cause, or at least contribute to this kind of problem. >>>> >>> >>> It is definitely stored locally! >>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> Charles >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> Kaya >> >> >> Ok now probably related to this is that some folders are not able to copy?? >> >> While dragging one folder from Outlook PST to the Dovecot IMAP server >> in Outlook 2010, the transfer keeps bombing out? >> >> In the logs all I see are: >> >> : Error: stat(/mail/AD_Mail// >> >> errors. >> >> My user was actually testing by copying the Inbox with many >> subdirectories into the INBOX on dovecot. > > check pst file is local , check if copy from local over imap with subdir > in general > possible with outlook > check no virus scanner proxies are involved > >> >> >> Is this another Outlook related quirk or is it something serverside >> which I need to change? >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> Kaya >> > > > -- > Best Regards > MfG Robert Schetterer > >
I attempted this myself as a check or test and Outlook claimed "Unable to open Deleted Items"? PST is local, subdirs are supported, no virus scanner or proxy in the way. Regards, Kaya
