I also wondered the same thing and thought it was annoying.  I think it
should always display the same thing because it makes it difficult to
automatically check for the completion message.  It changes based on
Bytes or Kbytes....Maybe we will get a reply from the developers....

>----------
>From:  Tom Tann{s[SMTP:tom.tannas AT USIT.UIO DOT NO]
>Sent:  Friday, January 09, 1998 5:50 PM
>To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject:       export node (+more?)
>
>I'm doing a few export node-sessions, and have been wondering about how
>some of the numbers from the 'q proc' are displayed. The number of bytes
>copied changes from Bytes to Kilobytes somewhere inbetween these two
>outputs..
>Why here, and not by the 1K, 1M, 1G, 1T... limits... ?
>
>      73 EXPORT NODE          ANR0648I Have copied the following: 1 Nodes
>4
>                               Filespaces  121791 Backup Files  3556409784
>                               Bytes  (0 errors have been detected).
>
>
>      73 EXPORT NODE          ANR0648I Have copied the following: 1 Nodes
>4
>                               Filespaces  132980 Backup Files  4528962
>                               Kilobytes  (0 errors have been detected).
>