[mdlug] Is ATT Playing Traffic Cop??

[Peter Bart]

On Tue, 2008-04-01 at 08:20 -0400, Robert Adkins wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org 
> > [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Michael Rudas
> > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 6:09 PM
> > To: MDLUG's Main discussion list
> > Subject: Re: [mdlug] Is ATT Playing Traffic Cop??
> > 
> > --- Robert Adkins wrote:
> > 
> > >> 80MB is too big -- there's a 20 MB limit on file attachments.
> > >>  Find an upload service that lets you host a file, then 
> > link to it, 
> > >> or split it into chunks.
> > 
> > >  The 20MB limit is not a hard limit, it is dependent upon the 
> > > receiving  email server's setup.
> > 
> > WRONG.  AT&T & Yahoo! paid e-mail accounts have a hard limit 
> > of 20MB per e-mail on outbound attachments -- free accounts 
> > have a 10MB limit.
> >  I've been an Ameritech/SBC/AT&T DSL customer for about 7 years.
> > 
> > ~~ Mikey
> 
> 	It's only "wrong" if you are using AT&T's servers for email.
> 
> 	We have been using AT&T DSL for a little longer and host our own
> email server and have no AT&T set limitations, since we are in control.
> 

	Thanks for all you answers, I had no idea!

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Peter Bart <peter at petertheplumber.net>
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