[Dovecot] performance problems with IMAPS

[Peter Bell]

On Wednesday, 11 May, 2011 12:29 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> On 5/10/2011 11:14 PM, Peter Bell wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, 11 May, 2011 05:58 AM, Linda Walsh wrote:
>>> As you may be aware, TB3.x ignores the entire premise of
>>> IMAP in storing messages on the server, trying to make copies of all
>>> messages, locally.
>>
>> Really?
>>
>> I'm using TB 3.1 and, to the best of my knowledge, it's not making local
>> copies.
>>
>> You have tried going into settings for the account, 'Synchronization &
>> Storage', and turning off the 'Keep messages for this account on this
>> computer' setting?
>
> I would assume Linda knows how to disable it manually Peter.

Okay. It's difficult to make assumptions about someone you don't know 
and when you know nothing of their technical capabilities.  Her post 
made it sound as though she was unable to escape the 'local storage' so 
I thought it might be helpful to show how I believe it can be turned off.

> I'm
> guessing she was simply lacking automation tools/methods for disabling
> this feature automatically each time a user's TB profile is created. TB
> doesn't use the Windows registry, so the Microsoft admin tools such as
> the Group Policy Editor can't be used to change these TB settings, or,
> if it can be done with MS tools, many hoops are likely involved.

Ooops, yes!  I've just looked at her headers and see that she is posting 
from a Windows box!  Is the Windows version of TB significantly 
different to the Linux version?

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