779840 - Slow outlook import speed

Status: NEW

(MailNews Core :: Import, defect)

Description

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

from bug 565010 comment 19

(In reply to David :Bienvenu from comment #14)
> We use the compose window backend, so that we can use its code that creates
> an rfc822 message, and so we can handle mhtml (embedded images). I think
> caching the compose window backend would help, instead of recreating it for
> every message. And perhaps not using the compose window backend for simple
> messages.

Perhaps a better fix would be to expose APIs to make MIME messages that don't require the full compose window stack?

Comment 1

[Mike Kaganski]

Do you mean something like Bug 248846?

Comment 2

[Joshua Cranmer [:jcranmer]]

(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #1)
> Do you mean something like Bug 248846?

No.

I mean adding a real MIME assembly API.

Comment 3

[Ilari Halminen]

Well, I found a somekind workaround, if you sort the needed e-mails a different file database, all is much faster. And use all reording and so in Outlook. And also Defrag all computer files. Those make the process a lot faster.

Comment 4

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

(In reply to Ilari Halminen from comment #3)
> Well, I found a somekind workaround, if you sort the needed e-mails a
> different file database, all is much faster. And use all reording and so in
> Outlook. 

Ilari, thanks for the ideas. Exactly how should the mail be sorted in outlook?

Comment 5

[Ilari Halminen]

You should create a new file, some .pst format, and only import e-mails in that file. And remember to take backups all the time, because a crash might create a lot of damage.

You can also use Outlooks options to clean e-mail folders, in finnish the word is "tiivistä". It cleans database and also sorts.

Comment 6

[Ludovic Hirlimann [:Usul]]

Removing myslef on all the bugs I'm cced on. Please NI me if you need something on MailNews Core bugs from me.