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Re: [SAGE] choosing the proper max SMTP message size
- To: "a42n8k9 dejazzd.com" <a42n8k9@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [SAGE] choosing the proper max SMTP message size
- From: "Kurt Buff" <kurt.buff@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:19:21 -0800
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On Jan 2, 2008 10:43 AM, a42n8k9 dejazzd.com <a42n8k9@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Good afternoon,I currently have the situation where legitimate attachments are being
> rejected due to the message size. The other side of the conundrum is that our users
> (and their correspondents) are not very technical and often have difficulty with FTP which
> results in help desk calls, etc. I should also add that we have also experienced size-creep
> over the years. We started with 2M size, then 3, then 5, then 6, 8, 10, etc. I believe that
> our servers can continue to handle the increased attachments as they really don't happen
> all that often. It's just that I have been asked to come up with a permanent solution so we
> don't have the problem or help desk calls any more.I'm curious about what most sites set
> the max SMTP message size to and how problems like this have been overcome or
> worked around.Thanks,- Bennett
Well, I'd say that the limit (10mbyte) at my place of work is as large
as you should go. Actually, I'd like to get it down further, but
lacking a file-transfer facility (which should be remedied soon, if I
can find the time for that project) I would suffer a lynching in the
attempt. I'll be putting up something web-based, as opposed to a
straight FTP server, though, to satisfy the less-technically-inclined.
I can't remember what the various commercial email providers' limits
are (hotmail, AOL, google, yahoo, etc.) but I don't think they're much
larger, and should be a useful comparison/justification.
Kurt