Re[2]: attachment size does not tally

[Justin Heesemann]

> 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
(character), and i guess could be some extra bytes (checksums...) too.

Regards,

Justin