[ale] HUH ? -> This folder is being processed. Wait until processing is complete to get messages.

[Courtney Thomas]

Thank you Geoffrey. That did it. 

I did have to restart the whole browser though, not just the Mail
window.

It rebuilt the Inbox.msf file but not the Sent.msf, yet. But I made a
copy of it too.

Cordially,
Courtney


On Tue, 2006-02-07 at 12:58 -0500, Geoffrey wrote:
> Courtney Thomas wrote:
> > The INBOX is about 110MB and the associated msf file is about 6MB.
> > 
> > Are these the files to which you are referring ?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > 
> > If so, should I just rename 'em and reboot ?
> 
> You could simply remove the Inbox.msf file.
> 
> > 
> > If the INBOX is what is being "processed", I can see why it might take
> > awhile :-)
> > 
> > What's this processing about ? Compression ?
> 
> The .msf file contains info about the Inbox file.  The problem is the 
> .msf file get's corrupt.  When you remove it, Mozilla will simply 
> rebuild it, when it opens.
> 
> > 
> > Appreciatively,
> > Courtney
> > 
> > On Tue, 2006-02-07 at 10:43 -0500, Geoffrey wrote:
> > 
> >>Courtney Thomas wrote:
> >>
> >>>1.7.7
> >>>
> >>>Thank you for your continued help.
> >>
> >>Archive your .mozilla directory, let me say that again...
> >>
> >>ARCHIVE YOUR .mozilla DIRECTORY...
> >>
> >>then remove the mail database files under the Mail directory.  On 
> >>thunderbird, they are the .msf files, I don't know if they're the same 
> >>on .mozilla.  Each mail file will have an associated reference file.
> >>
> >>Once you do that open mozilla again and see if you still have the problem.
> >>
> > 
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