> At a guess I would say it is because when you attach a file it is converted
> to base64 or mime which is 7 bit. So for every 8 bits you only get 7 bits of
> data. Therefore an attachment uses much more space than the original file.
I'd say so too.. Plus the added linebreak after every 72th
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> From: Shao Ming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 June 2001 6:57 p.m.
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: attachment size does not tally
>
>
> Hi!
>
> has anyone encounter this before?
>
> I have send a simple one liner text e-mail to myself -
>
Hi!
has anyone encounter this before?
I have send a simple one liner text e-mail to myself - attaching a 3,374,573
bytes file (on windows m/c).
However, in the qmail log file - it register as 4,559,695 bytes.
I attributed, initially, that it is due to the fact that they are on
different file sy
