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carverrn · 23 Jan 2006, 10:14 PM

Keep in mind that the 100MB is the total message size limit for a message. You will not actually be able to attach a 100MB file to a message.

Binary (non-text) attachments have to be encoded using MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) which is a specification for formatting non-ASCII messages so that they can be sent over the Internet.

This can increase the size of the attachment by at least 25%. So you probably can't really send files much bigger than 75-80MB.

Also keep in mind the limits on incoming mail of receiver.

Regards,
Rich

23 Jan 2006, 10:14 PM	#4
carverrn Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 5,606 Representative of: Runbox.com	Keep in mind that the 100MB is the total message size limit for a message. You will not actually be able to attach a 100MB file to a message. Binary (non-text) attachments have to be encoded using MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) which is a specification for formatting non-ASCII messages so that they can be sent over the Internet. This can increase the size of the attachment by at least 25%. So you probably can't really send files much bigger than 75-80MB. Also keep in mind the limits on incoming mail of receiver. Regards, Rich