email max size content
 

Tried to send a video to my god daughter .
it got bounced with max size 25 mb.
Even zipped it was too big.
Tried google cloud but its so involved I gave up.
It's probably easier if I drive the 110 miles and deliver it in person:ugh:

There is no maximum size per-se.

It is merely a combination of :
(a) The maximum size defined by your sending server
(b) The maximum size defined as accepted by the receiving server

The rule of thumb I use is 10MB ... or 15MB if I fancy "pushing it". I would never dream of even trying 25MB !

Just use a service like YouSendit, WeTransfer or DropBox.

Alternativley, if you're doing videos, you know you can also have private, passsword-protected videos on Vimeo and Youtube ?

Even zipped
 

A video file is unlikely to compress at all so zipping won't help.

You can though split the file with the zip software and send the components separately. The recipient then has to re-combine the files to play them. If you make a self extracting .exe file all that needs to be done is for the two files to be put in the same directory and then for the first one to be run.

Unfortunately I recall that many email systems now reject .exe files (sometimes even if renamed) so we are likely back where we started unless the recipient can use the zip software to re-combine the files.

I think gmail has a limit of 20M of attachments.

Since storage and communications costs have fallen so dramatically it seems ludicrous that emails do not now accept larger attachments. The couple of tens of meg limit has been common for many, many years.

Mixture's various file-hosting service suggestions are without doubt the approach to take.

Encoding
 

and keep in mind, if the server bounces it with a limit of 10 Megabytes the video-file must be even smaller, since those 10MB refer to an encoded filesize ("base64") which will grow a 7 or 8MB video to those 10 MB already.

Use a cloud storage site like drop box, you plave the video in the folder, and then send her a public link so it can be downloaded.

Just remember that email is primarily a messaging system not a file transfer system and thus has message size limitations.

I think the default setup is 8Mb for most mail transfer agents (MTA).

As stated above, all your attachments are encoded and become part of the message. If your message is too big then most MTAs will drop it and get on with processing other messages.

Then there is the issue from the recipients point of view of exceeding their personal mailbox quota by receiving an email with a huge attachment.

YOUSENDIT is now "HIGHTAIL"

Works well up to 100MB but you may have to pay

They hoild a copy on the web for a week or so (for your convenience and to help the NSA I guess)

use it all the time for work files

If you only need to do this occasionally, try the freeware utility "HJSplit".

it's a tiny executable file which doesn't need installing - just run it. Your recipient will also need it to re-combine the separate files. You can select the maximum size you want to send. It's multiplatform, so it doesn't matter if your god daughter uses a different operating system.

Maximum Attachment size?

Not with Yosemite!

I had no idea, I guess you really can teach an old dog new tricks.... :cool:

That's awesome !

I'm gunna buy a Mac!! :8

The whole thing doesnt matter abourt the sending OS.

Most "Agent" wont accept more then 10MB. Period.