[Users] Information request

Dave Howorth dave at howorth.org.uk
Thu Oct 3 15:30:54 CET 2019


On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 20:46:48 -0500
o1bigtenor <o1bigtenor at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings
> 
> Have been running gmail accounts for a long time but am very tired of
> their social experiments so I am wanting to transition to claws.
> (Claws was recommended by a buddy as a very useful well set up text
> based email program.)
> 
> I have some possible issues - - - my two primary accounts are NOT
> small - - - - one is just shy of 15 GB and I've got to do something
> sooner rather than later. I've also been bitten in the past trying
> things and jumping in when I didn't really have enough background
> and/or knowledge to do a good job - - - - therefore I'm asking
> question(s) to hopefully reduce the pain in transition.
> 
> My large account - - - - can I move say the oldest 2 or 5 GB first and
> then move the reset in 'chunks'?
> Given such large volumes of emails - - - is there a preferred setup
> that would minimize possible problems?
> Any suggestions from 'power' users re: any other pitfalls?

I don't think 15 GB is especially large. That's the same as my mail
directory, which claws handles without any kind of thought on my part.

> TIA
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