Message/attachment size limits?

(Running Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP-2, IE-7, classic mode,
dial-up.)

Background: I have no problems sending one or two .jpg
files as attachments to emails. I am unable to send many
more than that. I just tried to send 9, and for a while it
indicates it is sending, and then it stops and starts over,
with the same result (no error message). I removed one, and
tried to send 8; same story. I removed another, trying to
send 7, with the same result; when I got to 6, it worked
fine.

So, is there a setting I can adjust to enable me to send
more files as attachments? Is there a way to estimate the
size/amount of files I can send as an attachment?

Any enlightenment appreciated.

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CWLee
Former slayer of dragons; practice now limited to sacred
cows. Believing we should hire for quality, not quotas, and
promote for performance, not preferences.

Hi,

The size is heavily dependent on the mail servers involved. Even if you are
able to send a large batch, the intended recipient may not be able to
recieve it. I generally recommend that you stay under 10MB in size to avoid
problems. You might try resizing images before sending for casual email.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"CWLee" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> (Running Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP-2, IE-7, classic mode, dial-up.)
>
> Background: I have no problems sending one or two .jpg files as
> attachments to emails. I am unable to send many more than that. I just
> tried to send 9, and for a while it indicates it is sending, and then it
> stops and starts over, with the same result (no error message). I removed
> one, and tried to send 8; same story. I removed another, trying to send
> 7, with the same result; when I got to 6, it worked fine.
>
> So, is there a setting I can adjust to enable me to send more files as
> attachments? Is there a way to estimate the size/amount of files I can
> send as an attachment?
>
> Any enlightenment appreciated.
>
> --
> ----------
> CWLee
> Former slayer of dragons; practice now limited to sacred
> cows. Believing we should hire for quality, not quotas, and
> promote for performance, not preferences.
>

typically, anything over 10MB will choke an email application, and some
ISP's set a limit on the size of attachments.


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kword88

Hi,

To add: There are many sites available where you can upload your files for
sharing. Then all you need do is send a link to your recipients. It avoids
the file size limits and doesn't clog anyone's inbox. Here is just one of
many examples: http://www.4shared.com/

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> The size is heavily dependent on the mail servers involved. Even if you
> are able to send a large batch, the intended recipient may not be able to
> recieve it. I generally recommend that you stay under 10MB in size to
> avoid problems. You might try resizing images before sending for casual
> email.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "CWLee" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> (Running Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP-2, IE-7, classic mode, dial-up.)
>>
>> Background: I have no problems sending one or two .jpg files as
>> attachments to emails. I am unable to send many more than that. I just
>> tried to send 9, and for a while it indicates it is sending, and then it
>> stops and starts over, with the same result (no error message). I
>> removed one, and tried to send 8; same story. I removed another, trying
>> to send 7, with the same result; when I got to 6, it worked fine.
>>
>> So, is there a setting I can adjust to enable me to send more files as
>> attachments? Is there a way to estimate the size/amount of files I can
>> send as an attachment?
>>
>> Any enlightenment appreciated.
>>
>> --
>> ----------
>> CWLee
>> Former slayer of dragons; practice now limited to sacred
>> cows. Believing we should hire for quality, not quotas, and
>> promote for performance, not preferences.
>>
>

Jewboy wrote:
>
> Every ISP I've been a customer of, which is only 2 however, had a limit
> of 30MB total & unlimite dnumbe rof attachments although initially it
> was 10 attachments. As of the size of mail stored on their server,
> w/othout downloading & deleting from your Internet provider's server, it
> was either unlimited or enormous size like 2GB.

You may need to find another way to send your Sheep Porn

>
> So either your ISP sucks or some settings/setup is wrong.
> I don't believe just 10 photos would overload
>
> I think DIALUP is the root cause of your problem.

You should go back to dial up.


> Why are you on dialup in 2009? I've been out of work for a long time
> now, even I find money to avoid dialup, it's impossible to imagine, it's
> like burning coal or riding a horse in 21st century.
> Get Optofiber 9FIOS) or cable, and you get deeply discounted rates as a
> new customer for the first 1 year, I'd rather save somewhere else than
> on fast Internet.
> I think dialup is the reason your email gets aborted.