One of the great features of e-mailing is for you to be able to send file attachments. You can attach any files to an e-mail may it be a document, picture, program, and any kind of file under the sun. This feature adds simpleness in life that further changed the landscape of everyday living. Using cables to transmit what used to be in only solid state nature. Imagine that many years ago, something that you can only hold in your hands can now pass through a medium and travel around the world in a matter of just few seconds. And imagine wireless connectivity too!
For example, if you have pictures that you want to send to your family, you can simply attach them into the e-mail instead of sending them by snail mail. And as the technology progress, you can now even embed the pictures into the e-mail message itself.
Likewise, if you have documents to send to your co-workers or boss, you can simply e-mail them as file attachments. Because of this, you can virtually work at home.
However, e-mail providers sets a file attachment size limit that you can send or receive, therefore, you have to consider the size of the file that you are attaching or it will not be sent. Likewise, you should also consider the file attachment size limit that your recipient can receive, else, your e-mail will bounce back to you.
Be reminded also that the text message that you typed into the e-mail also adds up to the size of the file attachment. For example, if your file attachment size limit is only 5 MB and you will be sending a file size of 4 MB plus a text message of 1.5 MB, then the size of of your whole e-mail will be 5.5 MB. In this case, you will not be able to send the e-mail.
If your e-mail provider set a 5 MB file attachment size limit that you can only send, then the file attachment size limit that you can only receive is also 5 MB, unless otherwise implied by your e-mail provider.
If in case you need to send a file attachment that is bigger that your file attachment size limit, you can use Instant Messenger software like AIM, Yahoo Messenger, etc. that has a file transfer feature. The file transfer feature uses a peer-to-peer protocol that is why you can send files of any size. The only disadvantage of this is that both of you must be online when the file transfer is on the process.
Another work around for this is to use a software that can compress the file into a smaller size or divide it into small pieces so that you can e-mail its files one by one.
And another work around for this is to upload the file to an FTP server or online file storage service that accepts much bigger file size. Then share the file that you uploaded to the person whom you want to send it to.
And finally, you should also consider the connection of your recipient, though, broadband is now widely used now a days.
An example of an e-mail that bounced back because the recipient cannot take the size of the file that was sent.
Here is the list of e-mail providers and their file attachment size limit.
AOL - 16 MB
AIM - 16 MB
CompuServe - 16 MB
GMail - 25 MB
Windows Live Hotmail - 10 MB
Windows Live Hotmail (Paid) - 20 MB
Yahoo! Mail - 10 MB
Yahoo! Mail Plus (Paid) - 20 MB
Comcast - 20 MB
Lycos Mail - Unlimited
For example, if you have pictures that you want to send to your family, you can simply attach them into the e-mail instead of sending them by snail mail. And as the technology progress, you can now even embed the pictures into the e-mail message itself.
Likewise, if you have documents to send to your co-workers or boss, you can simply e-mail them as file attachments. Because of this, you can virtually work at home.
However, e-mail providers sets a file attachment size limit that you can send or receive, therefore, you have to consider the size of the file that you are attaching or it will not be sent. Likewise, you should also consider the file attachment size limit that your recipient can receive, else, your e-mail will bounce back to you.
Be reminded also that the text message that you typed into the e-mail also adds up to the size of the file attachment. For example, if your file attachment size limit is only 5 MB and you will be sending a file size of 4 MB plus a text message of 1.5 MB, then the size of of your whole e-mail will be 5.5 MB. In this case, you will not be able to send the e-mail.
If your e-mail provider set a 5 MB file attachment size limit that you can only send, then the file attachment size limit that you can only receive is also 5 MB, unless otherwise implied by your e-mail provider.
If in case you need to send a file attachment that is bigger that your file attachment size limit, you can use Instant Messenger software like AIM, Yahoo Messenger, etc. that has a file transfer feature. The file transfer feature uses a peer-to-peer protocol that is why you can send files of any size. The only disadvantage of this is that both of you must be online when the file transfer is on the process.
Another work around for this is to use a software that can compress the file into a smaller size or divide it into small pieces so that you can e-mail its files one by one.
And another work around for this is to upload the file to an FTP server or online file storage service that accepts much bigger file size. Then share the file that you uploaded to the person whom you want to send it to.
And finally, you should also consider the connection of your recipient, though, broadband is now widely used now a days.
An example of an e-mail that bounced back because the recipient cannot take the size of the file that was sent.
Here is the list of e-mail providers and their file attachment size limit.
AOL - 16 MB
AIM - 16 MB
CompuServe - 16 MB
GMail - 25 MB
Windows Live Hotmail - 10 MB
Windows Live Hotmail (Paid) - 20 MB
Yahoo! Mail - 10 MB
Yahoo! Mail Plus (Paid) - 20 MB
Comcast - 20 MB
Lycos Mail - Unlimited
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