[Tfug] Need a mail app for LARGE volumes of mail...

[Paul Scott]

On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 10:53:41PM -0700, Jim March wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 10:47 PM, Paul Scott <waterhorse at ultrasw.com> wrote:
> > On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 10:29:29PM -0700, Jim March wrote:
> >> Is there a GUI-based mail app that can use maildir?
> >
> > Thunderbird can use maildir with IMAP.
> >
> > Paul Scott
> 
> How?  Because I *like* Thunderbird.

I set up an IMAP server (Dovecot) with maildir.  Thunderbird like most mail
clients will read IMAP.

> Will this also eliminate the "restart download every 700 or so
> messages" problem?

I believe TBird can be told to not download everything as it seems to do by default.

Paul