Re: [Evolution] error sending message - data-command failed ???

[Thomas Prost <thomas prost prosts info>]

Am Freitag, den 05.04.2013, 10:39 +0100 schrieb Pete Biggs: 
> > > > ??? What the hell is this -->
> > > >
> > > > Fehler bei »Nachricht wird verschickt«.
> > > >
> > > > DATA-Befehl gescheitert: a message size of 40962 kilobytes exceeds the
> > > > size limit of 40960 kilobytes computed for this transaction
> > > >
> > > > just returned from evolution2.32.2-0ubuntu :-(
> > > > Please: Don't comment how old it is. If someone knows about the error
> > > > you're welcome ...
> > >
> > > 40Mb mail message!  The message is too big for your mail server. (Just,
> > > by 2kb - I'm surprised your mail server allows anything close to that
> > > size - mine certainly don't.)
> > >
> > > The error you see is nothing to do with Evolution, it's just reporting
> > > what the mail server says.
> >
> > ..ahh, got it - so I was wondering about the wrong origin. Sorry Evo :-)
> > I wasn't aware that limit at my provider. I have to inform him for more
> > quota :-)
> > Though it's poor living in the occident, but we have inboxes of 1 GByte
> > here. Maybe not every provider offers this in the land of
> > opportunity ...
>
> No, it's not quota on a mailbox or anything, you are trying to send a
> single message through the mail system that is over 40Mb - it has
> nothing to do with your INBOX size.  Most MTAs have some form of limit
> on the size of mail it will accept - you really, really don't want to be
> handling unlimited email size, can you imagine what would happen if
> someone attached a 4Gb DVD image to an email, think of all the resources
> on all the machines that it will use up, and the time spent in moving a
> message that size around.

Pete,
you're right to discern these problems - but not all the providers seem
to do so.
This limit message came from my old alma mater account where they seem
to be aware of these problems.
But for sure I am able to send from my private account (1&1) messages up
to 60-70 MB - so far I tested. I don't want to flood the internet - but
from time to time, we have to send large amounts of radiograph data and
need a quick response ...
--
Best,
Thomas