What is the "general" limit on attachments in email?

RedFive · October 23rd, 2003, 05:53 PM

I have sent this 12 mb video to a LOT of people, but only two have been able to recieve it.

What's up with that?

City · October 23rd, 2003, 05:55 PM

I think it's the ISP limits on the receiving end that's giving you trouble.

RedFive · October 23rd, 2003, 05:57 PM

Is 12 mb s really That big of a file?

NOITALL · October 23rd, 2003, 06:01 PM

yeah 12MB is huge for an email.

RedFive · October 23rd, 2003, 06:07 PM

If I have an aol account, will they host it for me?

anyone know how?

NOITALL · October 23rd, 2003, 06:17 PM

do you have webspace? If so you need the FTP server address. my websapce only gives me 50 megs which sucks donky balls.

**McGuireV10** · October 23rd, 2003, 07:11 PM

Most places limit you to anything from 3MB to 5MB these days. Actually I think 5MB is probably rare now, too. Ironic that as time goes on and connections get faster and storage gets larger, the ISPs crank down the limits even farther. I understand why (bandwidth ain't free, usually), but it still kind of sucks.

Since you say at least two people received it, it is definitely due to limits on the recipient ISPs, as CitySnake says. Count yourself lucky that your ISP apparently has high outbound limits... (AOL??? I thought AOL had a 5MB limit...)

RedFive · October 23rd, 2003, 07:26 PM

Nope,

Apparantly it got out.

Unfortunately the ones who got it are not car types of people. (they still liked it)

Smokin,

I sent it to your aol address. Did you get it?

NOITALL · October 23rd, 2003, 07:27 PM

do you have AIM or MSN red? You could send it that way and then someone could host it. I'd host it but I'm not at school on my comp. IF you need a place to host on monday I can see what I can do.