On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:48:41 -0600, Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE wrote:

Yes, you should do it, but make sure you don't turn off your computer until
it finishes.

I compact regularly using the button in OETool (free). www.oehelp.com

This is a dumb question, but I have looked at help and it says to select a
mail folder and then do file/compact. I have an IMAP setup. Hence, the only
thing I could compact would the local inbox, outbox, etc. folders. However,
no option to compact those is provided. I assume this means I do not need
to be concerned with compacting??