large file attachments to e-mail
pa...@pontiac.verio.com
Ann Turner <jim-...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> Do other Bay Area ISPs have better results sending large files, say up
> to 1-2 megabytes?
This strikes me as less an ISP problem (as confirmed empirically by your
test of two ISPs) and more a client-side issue. I'd recommend using a
dedicated email client program a la Eudora Pro if you are doing serious
emailing with large attachments.
Do-All programs like Netscape tend to wind up being Do-Mediocre - use a
client program that is dedicated to the task at hand, and I think you'll
have better luck.
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Paul Theodoropoulos Verio Northern California
Senior Unix Systems Administrator admin @ wco dot com
Dane Jasper
Ann Turner (jim-...@pacbell.net) wrote:
: Do other Bay Area ISPs have better results sending large files, say up to 1-2 megabytes?
Ann, for file transfer, consider using a file transfer protocol instead.
FTP is about 30% faster for both you and the recipient (no 7 bit encoding)
and is more reliable. Ask your correspondent to setup an incoming directory
with their ISP, and drop things there.
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Ann Turner
Starting this summer I have had increasing difficulty getting messages to go out using PacBell/Netscape 3.0
when there was a file attachment > 100K or so. A variable portion is delivered, then the system just sits there
with no modem lights flashing, or hangs up with a message "connection reset by peer."
I just signed up for a free trial of Earthlink and I have the same problem. Earthlink's documentation even
suggests limiting file attachments to 64K, for both Netscape and Internet Explorer (which I have not used). I
have sent attached files over 500K in the past. I can't think of anything I've changed on my computer which
would affect this. PacBell tech support has mentioned several possibilities to try but nothing has proven
useful.