Hi Marck, On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 01:23:42 +0000GMT (24/01/2002, 09:23 +0800GMT), Marck D Pearlstone wrote:
>> If I recall right Marck (moderator) had a few thoughts on this and >> that is when I started keeping attachments in the message bodies. MDP> I don't really remember what they were other than that I personally MDP> prefer it. I don't think the reasons are compelling other than that I MDP> switch between TB and SecureBat. Well, I've never used SecureBat (still happy iwth InsecureBat <g>), but I switched from storing attachments externally to internally for the following reasons: 1.) The attachment names did not necessarily match, i.e. if two messages come in with the same attachment name, the second will get a number added to the name. It was impossible for me to find out whcih mail the attachment message23.msg belonged to. 2.) The attachments were deleted when a copy of the mail is deleted from trash (fixed in the current beta). 3.) Some attachments where never deleted, so that my attachment directory kept growing and I had to manually go through them and delete attachments for which I thought I don't have a message any more. Later it turned out in some cases, that the message did in fact exist, as it was parked, but now had to attachment any more. Number 2 and 3 together made the attachment directory impractical for me. I now store the attachments in the body, and those attachments I want to keep I save manually. Arguments agaisnt storing attachments in message body: 1.) It slows down the message base, as it is much bigger then. 2.) Some people need the attachment as a seperate file to work with, but it still needs to be connected to a particular message. -- Cheers, Thomas. Moderator der deutschen The Bat! Beginner Liste. Anmeldung unter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message reply created with The Bat! 1.53t under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build 1998 on a Pentium II/350 MHz. -- ________________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Vers: 1.53d FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com
