Your Email Server Message Size Limit

[BML]

Our limit at work is 15MB, some user think this is not large enough. We explain that email is for sending messages not files. I just want to find out what most places are using for their size limit.

 

[casper114]

We are using 50 Mb, and we don't generally send files other then documents. We need 50 for sure

 

[mboy]

Amazing, no matter I tell them, my users think that their should be no issue sending 20mb atatchments.

Tel them not to do it, what happens>?


Hey, my email isn't working. Come to find out they have 2 15mb files jamming them up.

Idiots I tell u!

 

[Diaonic]

We have a 4mb limit. There is no reason to be sending more than 4mb via email. It should be for messages and basic word docs.

 

[casper114]

Well the reason we have that much is because I work for a hospital/medical college and we have the electronic medical records that either have to be e-mailed (instant) or walked halfway across campus (could take all day).

 

[imported_JFG]

Were at 20 MB. I've lobbyed for 5MB limit, but no luck

 

[nweaver]

to play devil's advocate here...

Great, a 2/4/5 MB limit is fine, but what is the correct procedure to electroniclly send the larger files? FTP, IM, Sneakernet, USB Key Fedexed?

 

[BML]

FTP on your ISPs ftp server. Thats what we use. Upload the file to your isp and send them a link http://0.0.0.0/filestore/file.zip
Then they can download it. Its alot better than crashing the email server. I have yet to see Exchange 2003 take a dump no a file, but i have seen exchange 5.5 take a dump many of times.

 

[Diaonic]

Shared folders on your local intranet or FTP across sites would be my suggestion.

 

[mboy]

BML and Diaonic are right on the money. FTP for offsite people and shared folders for internal!

 

[spidey07]

no limit.

having a limit severely hampers productivity IMHO. I mean what kind of a problem could somebody sending a 100 meg attachment really occur?

 

[spherrod]

20MB limit - for larger files we use a secure FTP solution. Our user's mailbox limits are also capped at 400MB and their network file storage at 250MB.

 

[Nothinman]

Around 15M, not really sure of the exact number.

having a limit severely hampers productivity IMHO. I mean what kind of a problem could somebody sending a 100 meg attachment really occur?

We also have mailbox limits of around 100M, so one 100M email would fill up their mailbox so that they couldn't send or recieve mail. There are much more efficient methods of transfering and sharing files.

 

[spidey07]

ouch, 100 M mailbox?

True about there are other more "computer efficient" ways of transfering files, but there is nothing faster/more productive than simply attaching a file, typing the person's name and sending. Versus trying to figure out where the person is, explaining the path, finding the correct server, making sure they have rights and god help the user if he has to transfer it to somebody outside the internal mail system. Or hounding the IT department to distribute files for weeks. When a simple e-mail is all it takes.

 

[Nothinman]

ouch, 100 M mailbox?

Yep. Most people archive their older mail to PST files. It's a little annoying, but I don't really mind.

but there is nothing faster/more productive than simply attaching a file, typing the person's name and sending. Versus trying to figure out where the person is, explaining the path, finding the correct server, making sure they have rights and god help the user if he has to transfer it to somebody outside the internal mail system. Or hounding the IT department to distribute files for weeks. When a simple e-mail is all it takes.

If the recepient is supposed to have access to the file on the server they will or they will most likely need access to the rest of them anyway so getting that setup is a better idea. If they're not in the right groups and shouldn't have access to it, then sending it via email is a breach of security. Everyone in our company is in our internal mail system, if you're sending someone a large file outside of our company you're most likely breaching security and if you're not you should get a proper distribution system setup anyway.