Hello, I am using Dovecot 1.2.9 on a 32bit on Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS.
We got one user who uses folders in an "exessive" way. He has got 704 subscribed folders. That means about nearly 3000 folders on the filesystem. Since ~ a week the user couldn't work because of timeouts when connecting to Dovecot (IMAP). Thunderbird doesn't show any folders
- timeout - the webmail System (Groupoffice) only presents the INBOX.
I did some debugging and found that a lsub "" "*" that is used by Thunderbird takes > 5 minutes. Thunderbird disconnects after ~1 Minute showing the timeout. I entered the command directly via port communication. So this is no clientside problem. But there is no error message or something else in any logs.
I did some debugging with strace, too. It's about 22MB only for running the lsub command !? The Mailbox size is about ~2.2GB, so this should be no problem. The maximum subfolder level is about 13 - could this be a problem? You can find the structure (simply shown) attached.
Thanks for any help!!
Best regards Ronny Becker
-- Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Ronny Becker
Institut für Medizinische Diagnostik GmbH Ingelheim / Datenverarbeitung Konrad Adenauer Strasse 17 55218 Ingelheim Telefon: 06132 781 249 Fax: 06132 781 9 249
ronny.becker@bioscientia.de www.bioscientia.de
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung mit Sitz in 55218 Ingelheim am Rhein, eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Mainz unter HRB 21166. Geschäftsführer: PD. Dr. med. Markus Nauck und Dipl.-Vw. Johannes Brill. Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Prof. Dr. med. Bernd Heicke. Diese E-Mail kann vertrauliche oder auf andere Weise geschützte Informationen enthalten. Sollten Sie diese E-Mail irrtümlich erhalten haben, löschen Sie diese bitte von Ihrem System und setzen Sie uns unverzüglich von dem Vorfall in Kenntnis. USt-ID-Nr. DE 811138229
Limited liability company with registered office in 55218 Ingelheim am Rhein, registered with the commercial register of the local court of Mainz under HRB 21166. Managing directors: PD Dr. med. Markus Nauck and Dipl.-Vw. Johannes Brill. Chairman of the supervisory board: Prof. Dr. med. Bernd Heicke. This e-mail may contain confidential or otherwise privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please inform us immediately and delete the e-mail from your system. VAT-ID-Nr. DE 811138229