Microsoft KB Archive/128626

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Message Size on BBS Differs in Message List and Property Sheet
Last reviewed: July 14, 1997

Article ID: Q128626

The information in this article applies to:


 * The Microsoft Network versions 1.0, 1.05, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 2.5

SYMPTOMS
When you open the Properties dialog box of a bulletin board message, the size shown may be different from the size shown in the message list.

CAUSE
The size shown in the message's Properties dialog box is the decompressed size of the message's body only. The size shown in the message list is the size of the header plus the compressed body.

MORE INFORMATION
To display the Properties dialog box of a message, open the message and then click Properties on the File menu.