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  • Option to pack SMB backups

    From Deucе@1:103/705 to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Monday, October 20, 2025 00:20:59
    open https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/993

    While I don't mind having a multi-meg empty mail.sdt file, it seems silly to have five backup empty mail files too... it would be nice if mail backups could be packed when created or something.
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  • From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 16:33:17
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/993#note_8149

    The mail base is normally self-packed, so packing doesn't usually save much in terms of disk space. That said, running a daily event that executed "smbutil -a p %zmail.0.shd" should do pack the most recent backup of the mail base.

    The reference to the empty mail.sdt file seems unrelated to packing. Maybe you want us to not bother backing up an empty mail base? That sounds like an easy feature to implement.
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