On Mon, 18 Apr 2022, Paul Kudla (SCOM.CA Internet) wrote:
As for the 200,000+ emails in the inbox no email system was ever designed for
that - ever.
...
no system will support 200,000 + emails, even if the server can handle that
and running imap where you only download the headers the email client would
just spin trying to update the email box constantantly.
I think Gmail does exaclty this -- their mail system really has one
big mesage repository, and they simulate mailboxes by using labels.
They seem to encourage piling the message high and using their search
or auto-labelling features to find what you're looking for.
Users of mine who previously used Gmail expect our mail system to behave
similarly, and I have to break them of their habit to packrat all their
mail into their INBOX.
Joseph Tam <jtam.h...@gmail.com>
