Compact (All) Folders?

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Fuzzy John

It looks to me like mail and newsgroup message are stored in individual
files (one file per message item). If so, what does File | Folder | Compact
or Compact All Folders do? Is the use of discrete files temporary and to be
replaced in the final by virtual folders just like in Outlook Express?
 
The individual message files are stored as you indicated, but there is also
a database, which contains metadata on the messages as well as the download
information (e.g. NG and POP3 indicators). So the database needs periodic
compaction in order to maintain performance.

I think the terminology will change a bit.

steve
 
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