> Is this a setting in Pegasus? something set up by my ISP? or a general rule for all e-mail traffic?
This is a basic SMTP e-mail problem. Each mail server is allowed to set their own limits on the size of the messages they will accept and so I generally never send anything over 2 MegaBytes without first verifying both my server and the receiving server will accept the message. You can telnet into port 25 on any SMTP host to see what they will accept.
Start | Run telnet bayarea.net 25
220 mail.bayarea.net ESMTP Sendmail 8.13.8/8.13.8; Thu, 7 Apr 2011 15:36:28 -0700 (PDT)
ehlo thomas
250-mail.bayarea.net Hello mail.tstephenson.com [209.128.94.2], pleased to meet you
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250-PIPELINING
250-8BITMIME
250-SIZE 40000000 this one accepts up to 40,000,000 bytes
250-DSN
250-ETRN
250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN
250-DELIVERBY
250 HELP
> Any advice about how to send files this big would be very welcome!
Personally I put these large files up on my web server and then provide them with a link to the file via email. There are a number of web sites out there that will provide this service either free or pretty cheap.
<p>&gt; Is this a setting in Pegasus? something set up by my ISP? or a general rule for all e-mail traffic?</p><p>This is a basic SMTP e-mail problem.&nbsp; Each mail server is allowed to set their own limits on the size of the messages they will accept and so I generally never send anything over 2 MegaBytes without first verifying both my server and the receiving server will accept the message. &nbsp; You can telnet into port 25 on any SMTP host to see what they will accept.</p><p>&nbsp;Start | Run telnet bayarea.net 25</p>220 mail.bayarea.net ESMTP Sendmail 8.13.8/8.13.8; Thu, 7 Apr 2011 15:36:28 -0700 (PDT)
ehlo thomas
250-mail.bayarea.net Hello mail.tstephenson.com [209.128.94.2], pleased to meet you
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250-PIPELINING
250-8BITMIME
<b>250-SIZE 40000000</b>&nbsp; this one accepts up to 40,000,000 bytes
250-DSN
250-ETRN
250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN
250-DELIVERBY
250 HELP<p>&nbsp;&gt; Any advice about how to send files this big would be very welcome!</p><p>Personally I put these large files up on my web server and then provide them with a link to the file via email.&nbsp; There are a number of web sites out there that will provide this service either free or pretty cheap.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>