Re: kmail: compact local folder

[bob parker <bob_parker@dodo.com.au>]

On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 03:00, Michael Schmitz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> my ~/Mail/inbox file has several hundred MB even if there are only a few
> undeleted emails in.
> How can I compact that file?
>
> Thanks,
> Michael

Michael,

I'm assuming you are using Kmail.

Two ways

click Folder ->Compact when you are in the Inbox folder.
(You can compact all of the other folders the same way)

or 
Settings->Miscellaneous->Compact all folders on exit(Check it)

and shut down Kmail every now and then.

Bob