Hey all Just a question about the database, and see if i´m right. my database is 5,2 GB big (in the system-manager,when i add every mailbox together) and the 2 files (the *.edb and the *.stm) together are 6,9 GB. to prevent that the database will grow and grow and reach the 16GB limit (yes, it´s Ex2K standard edition) i´ll run an offline defrag with eseutil, and it should decrease the size of my database, should´t it? TIA Mit freundlichen Grüßen Marco Zentarra Systemadministrator ONLine GmbH Unna - München - Dresden Heinrich-Hertz-Str. 4 D-59423 Unna Fon 02303 - 98601-305 Fax 02303 - 98601-601 eMail marco.zentarra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web http://www.communication-companies.de