I used to have 4-5 MILLION email messages in my Gmail email account, more than 10 years ago.
Regards, Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming Targeted Individual in Singapore 20 Apr 2022 Wednesday On Tue, 19 Apr 2022 at 06:23, Joseph Tam <jtam.h...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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>
