[EMAIL PROTECTED] @ 2008-1-14 12:29:30 PM "Attachments question" <mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Hi All, > I recently posted a question about the maximum file (.tbb) size that > the Bat! can handle. My friend started getting warnings when the > inbox approached 2 gigs. That number stunned me (and a few of you) as > I have over 20,000 messages in 1 account and it's barely 100 megs. > As it turns out, he has picture attachments included with most emails > (he's in the gallery biz) and I'm pretty sure that's what's the cause > of the 2 gig .tbb file. That makes sense to me. (An interesting side note: due to the standard method of encoding attachments, an encoded attachment is typically about 4/3 as large as the original file.) > So to my question. If I split the attachments from the emails will > this help? I noticed that you can give attachments their own special > directory, rather than keeping them in the message bodies. Are there > any drawbacks to this method? Yes, it will. However, you lose a bit of the linkage between the e-mail and the attachment. I know that in previous versions, deleting a message with and attachment stored in an external directory did not delete the attachment as well. This may have changed. Can someone else fill in the details? > Also, there is an option to "bind attachments only when sending out > mail". What does this mean? If unchecked, right before the message is sent, The Bat! will open the attached file and encode it. Any changes you make between attaching the file and sending it WILL be sent. If checked, The Bat! will encode the file the moment you attach the file. Any changes you make between attaching the file and sending it WILL NOT be sent. -- Christopher Using The Bat! v3.99.25 on Windows Vista 6.0 Build 6000. Accessing a POP3 mailbox. "When in doubt, use brute force." -Ken Thompson
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