[imp] Clarification or solution for forwarding mail.

[Ralf Lang]

Many server software quantify mail by its effective size (after mime
encoding, after adding headers etc).

Most client software bases settings on "net size" (size of text and
attachments as you would store them on disk.

The difference can be quite large.

On 03.07.2015 06:59, ANANT S ATHAVALE wrote:
> Dear List,
> 
> I have received a mail having an attachment of size 8 MB and total size
> of the message is 11 MB.
> 
> We have set, attachment size limit to 10 MB.
> 
> I am Forwarding a mail (with default, as attachment). Mail is sent
> without any warning, but the recipient receives the mail without any
> attachment (the mail which was forwarded).  The reason is that, our
> attachment size limit is set to 10 MB and as the forwarded mail is
> getting attached and due to attachment size limits, it is not being sent.
> 
> It would have been nice if a warning gets popped up indicating this, so
> that, the sender knows the reason.
> 
> Or please suggest, better alternative.
> 


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