On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 14:44 +0800, Enrico Zini wrote: > Hello! > > I've been reported that Outlook on Windows is more efficient in storing > mails with attachments, as it stores them in unencoded 8-bit format > while the various Unix tools[1] store them as they've been received, so > a big attachment would be stored mime-encoded taking 1/3 more disk size. > > Does someone know of work-arounds to this with Thunderbird or Evolution? Some comments: .PST is a proprietary format. base64, mbox, mh & Maildir are standard (or, at least, published, open) formats. Mozilla*, Evo, Mutt, Sylpheed, etc, use open formats. I *think* that T-bird lets you extract attachments, while retaining the email. HD capacity is *cheap*. > Ciao, > > Enrico > > [1] except of course mutt storing to compressed mailboxes, but then they > can't be big -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." Hanlon's Razor "Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence" Napoleon
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