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[Uday S Reddy <u.s.reddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Arik is technically right in that VM provides labels and virtual
folders, which can be used in the gmail-style.  However, VM wasn't
designed with the idea that labels would be used as folders.  So, you
may find that there are rough edges and needed features to make it
work smoothly.

Secondly, VM does run into problems when folders get large.  The cache
behavior will worsen. The garbage collection and auto-save pauses will
get longer.  So, if you are going to put all your archived mail into
one physical folder, these issues will eventually arise.  It is
possible, of course, to use multiple physical folders for the
archive.  Arik's solution is open to that possibility.

If you use VM as a front end to gmail, or any other IMAP server for
that matter, then you can use the headers-only mode available in
version 8.1.92a and cut down the size of in-memory VM folders.  (The
server will store the actual folders and VM will only store the
headers.)  If that is what you are trying to do, please go right
ahead.  But, if you are using label-based folders for local storage,
then you need some careful thought.