The MBX format includes a delimiter line that is not actually part of the message. The reported size does not include this delimiter as part of the mailbox size.
Tripp ----- Original Message ----- From: "IMail Admin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 12:09 PM Subject: [IMail Forum] mailbox size > We have an inhouse app that we use that goes through our customers, figures > out their total mailbox size, and then issues them warnings as they get > close to full. The strange part that I've noticed is that IMail doesn't > seem to accurately track the size of mailboxes. > > In one case, we had a single mailbox with one main.mbx file. IMail Admin > reports that this mailbox has 84 messages with no attachments and a total > file size of 9,998,937 bytes. However, when I look at the actual file size, > I get 10,003,817 bytes. I've seen this repeatedly with a number of other > mailboxes. They're all small discrepencies, and it's not always the same > amount or same percentage. > > Can anyone give us some insight into this? We're using V.7.15. > > Thanks, > > Ben > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
