set XPCOM_MEM_LEAK_LOG=filename start mozilla -mail read messages in a newsgroup open search mail/news messages subject contains "foo" search exit check out the leak log. It indicates we've leaked about 850K for this test I used a mail profile with a news server, news.mozilla.org, I read messages in n.p.m.porkjockeys

-> putterman I'm available to help/answer questions.

reassigning to naving

boy it would be good if we could nail some of this mail leaks in the next week.

Jesus christ, 850k is huge. I agree that it would be great if this was high priority. (BTW, isn't this a topmlk?)

Ok, so have a fix for this leak. The problem was that scopeTerm was holding a strong reference to msgSearchSession so SearchSession was not being free'd I will attach the leak log after the fix.

david, please review.

r=bienvenu - please don't forget to get an sr before checking in.

sr=sspitzer, make sure to test well.

fix checked in.

Verified FIXED using build 2001-08-15-04 on Windows 2000, using the same criteria as above. Note: news search still leaks, just in other places (already filed).