So what I get from this is that it is a good thing to compact the message
store? I have just been saying no, because I wasn't sure what it was.
Thanks.
"Steve Cochran" wrote:

> In WinMail, unlike OE, the messages don't get compacted, only the database
> does. So they won't be affected.
>
> See also www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#wm
>
> steve
>
> "Ellen" <Ellen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:95998923-6A87-4382-B7E1-4AAD861C8188@microsoft.com...
> > What is the best way to store important e-mail messages before they get
> > compacted?
> >
> > "Justin" wrote:
> >
> >> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
> >> news:4BCBAC61-140A-4AD0-ADE0-5C4E03C4C9EA@microsoft.com...
> >> > "Justin" <None@None.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:ui3uuF5ZHHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> >> What are the advantages of that program?
> >> >>
> >> >> You can compact the DB yourself. To repair the DB, seems to me you
> >> >> are
> >> >> better off just deleting it and letting it rebuild. Even with 7,000+
> >> >> emails it didn't take very long.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I don't see how to compact the database yourself, and deleting it must
> >> > be
> >> > done in both locations and then the rebuilding causes me problems with
> >> > duplicate messages.
> >>
> >> Dups - That's odd. No problems here.
> >>
> >> I believe by default WM will compact every 100 runs. Change it to 1 and
> >> exit. Then put it back.
> >>
> >>
>