Notes Database problem- email database size-help

[rasindia]

I think this question belongs to this forum. Please help.

Notes Database problem- email database size-help

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We have Notes/ Domino 6.51. recently we faced a problem that none of the emails with attachments were moving and they stayed in the que. When I tried to release them from the mail box, it worked and it was not happening automaic.

I increased the email quota for everyone and restarted the server and found that everything is fine. But, now even after having a bigger quota, at every enail database properties I see 90/95 or 99% space is used! I believe that before it used to show less when the mail database size was smaller compared to quota. And using compact database used to work fine. I am afraid that something bad is going to happen.

Can someone help?

Thank you.

 

[pmonett]

The fact that 99% of the space is used simply means that there is no "white space" in the database.
This ratio is not, in itself, indicative of any danger to the structure of the database.
Back in R3 days, I was told that Notes increases the size of databases by 64KB increments, like files are allocated to 4KB clusters on an NTFS partition. Thus, an incoming mail of 65KB will probably overlap and require an increase it will not entirely use.
This is simple db size management. Erase a lot of docs (or some with big attachments) from a db and you will not see the file size diminish. You will, however, see the usage ratio drop from 90%+ to something less. If you order a compact on the database, its disk size will fall and its usage ratio will climb back up again to 98% or more.
This has nothing to do with db quotas. I think quota data is available from a panel in the Admin client. That is where you need to check mail size vs quota, not on db properties.

Pascal.

 

[rasindia]

You mean I ahve nothing to worry?

 

[pmonett]

Not for the integrity of the mail databases, no.
The fact that db usage is at 99%+ simply means your are using as little disk space as possible.
It is therefor a good thing.

Pascal.