[imp] Problem of attachment

edwardspl at ita.org.mo edwardspl at ita.org.mo
Sat Feb 1 11:12:01 PST 2003


Bill Hilburn wrote:

> I don't know if you do anything about this or not...
>
> When attached the file will be uploaded and changed from its current file
> format to a text format, normally base64, in order to attach it to the email,
> the larger the file the longer it takes...
>
> The time it takes will vary depending on what email client you use (OutLook,
> Eudora, Pegasus, IMP etc...) as well as how the client is connected i.e.
> is the client on the local LAN, wireless, DSL, or dialup...
>
> Keep in mind the vast majority of SMTP servers have a restriction on
> attachment size, most would never let an attachment this size through (I think
> ours is set around 1 MB).

Sorry, I don't quite understand your means !
About theSMTP servers, we are using sendmail, but there is no problem with
sendmail when attach file using mail client ( eg : netscape / outlook )...

Is it relation with php ?

Thank for your help !




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