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Subject: Re: How do I shorten MAIL.MAI?
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Date: Sat, 31-Jan-87 01:47:22 EST
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Try the COMPRESS command in mail - that makes a new copy of MAIL.MAI,
effectively removing all the deleted bytes in the file.  You'll need
enough disk space for two copies of the file while doing this.
Compare the sizes of MAIL.MAI and MAIL.OLD after it's done - if 
MAIL.MAI is smaller, then you'll have recovered all the space you
can from your mail file.  You can delete MAIL.OLD to get back the
disk space when you're done.  Type HELP COMPRESS while you're running
mail for more information.


Mike Iglesias
University of California, Irvine
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