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Attachment size inflation

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dave255
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Hi Folks, When I attach a zipped file Thunderbird always inflates the size of the attached file. I have a .zip right now that properties says is 29,446,144 bytes, but Thunderbird reports it as being over 38mb!

This is a real PITA because my server will mail 30mb attachments no problem, and I often have 25mb files, but they always get over-reported and won't send.

Does anyone have an idea about why this occurs?

Thanks In Advance! dave255

Hi Folks, When I attach a zipped file Thunderbird always inflates the size of the attached file. I have a .zip right now that properties says is 29,446,144 bytes, but Thunderbird reports it as being over 38mb! This is a real PITA because my server will mail 30mb attachments no problem, and I often have 25mb files, but they always get over-reported and won't send. Does anyone have an idea about why this occurs? Thanks In Advance! dave255
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sfhowes
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See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1336639