I've got three accounts in apple mil and over 170 thousand messages in my inbox and really don't have these issues. on either of the two macbook pros I use. On May 18, 2010, at 5:55 PM, Mike Reiser wrote: I too have experienced issues where mail takes forever to get new messages. I'm using 10.6.3 on a macbook pro 13 inch, I'm using gmail imap. I accepted the default settings and am on a cable connection. Thunderbird on windows and vinux works fine so think its in mail. Mike > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > -- Jonnie Appleseed with his Hands-On Technologies reducing technology's disabilities one byte at a time > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >