transport, 8BITMIME/7BITMIME : what is the gain ?

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transport >> 8BITMIME/7BITMIME : what is the gain ?

by FE » Tue, 19 Aug 2003 22:15:52 GMT

Hi,

I would like if there is a document that describes the gain of 8BITMIME
compared with 7BITMIME in term of WAN traffic.

For example :
If SMTP1 send a message of 1 Mo to SMTP2 through a wan link, what is the
trafic generated if :

* Both server use 7BITMIME
* Both of them use 8BITMIME
I would like to have an ide of the % saved by 8BITMIME

Thanks for your help.
--
FE



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