Re: need 'header_cache' in mutt?

[SK <sk.list@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the reply Florian. As you said, adding that made a lot o
difference when I moved across mailboxes.

Rgds,
SK

On Feb 17, 2008 11:16 AM, Florian Friesdorf <flow@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Sat, Feb 16, 2008 at 02:59:49PM +0100, SK wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Once I have mutt using the mails fetched using offlineimap, is there
> > any need to use the header_cache variable in muttrc?
>
> Yes - it dramatically speeds up the time needed for opening a mailbox. Without
> header_cache, mutt needs to open every mail and read the headers in order to
> display the message list for folders. I am using a header_cache directory, as 
> it
> gives me better performance than a global header_cache file, I don't know 
> about
> official recommendations, though.
>
> --
> florian
>