10MB File Size Max in Emails

Marky · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:38

Hey all,

We have to send manuals out to our completed projects at work, and many have recently asked for them in digital format (PDFs etc.).

All the manuals usually total up to around 20MB - However, in one of our recent projects one PDF is 15MB in size.

The company we have to send to have said that the email address we have been asked to send the files to has a maximum 10MB limit in file size...

I thought that it was crazy for such a small limit and slightly unprofessional... Does anyone have any expertise in this level? Is this the norm in big companies? And how would you get round this? I have said we will have to put the manuals onto a disc and send it via post - It just seems ridiculous that we are this technologically advanced, but can't send a small 20MB file over email...

Having to do this feels like sending a letter via carrier pigeon

Marky

daz · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:39

Sending large email attachments is pretty annoying - I'd recommend uploading to an FTP or web server and then sending across a link with a user/password for them to access.

meghatronic · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:41

Fairly normal I'd say.

Maccy · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:41

Upload to a server of some sort, as daz advised?

Myshra · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:42

Best method is SFTP
Dirty method is dropbox. (hide with a url shortening service?)
Really dirty method is Rapidshare et al.

Marky · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:43

I have thought about this - but we don't have access to our web server (Another IT firm deal with it). So it would have to be a free file sharing site which will get the client all confused when it comes to the 60 second wait etc.

Maccy · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:43

If it's that much of a hassle I could provide some space on mine for you?

janesssssy · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:48

Another dirty method is YouSendIt.

waso_dude · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:48

10mb is about right for most big companys. I know at my work we have 10mb rule for external emails 100mb for internal. Else it just gets too much on the system/internet.

moss · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:49

Its 8mb in our workplace and the 5-20mb range seems fairly common. We occasionally users who like to send attachments to everyone instead of posting links to the document on the intranet, when the attachment is 7mb and it goes to 1000 users it soon eats up server space.

Davepen · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:50

Our outgoing emails are restricted to under 4mb, if they are over they get delayed and routed overnight, or get manually pushed by me.
Anything 20mb or over will not get sent.

But I dont think we have a limit on incoming

stoofa · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:50

Email is NOT the correct method for sending large files around - it was never designed for that.
With all the chopping up and reassembly it's quite easy for large attachments to be damaged etc.

We have a 10mb limit on incoming file attachments and that really is as large as I like to see.

Skillmister · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:51

Dropbox/random file sharing site?

Not like theres a shortage of ways to send files on the internet

Vtec9k · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:53

Large email attachments are evil! So many reasons not to do it.

10mb-20mb is perfectly normal, it may seem small but imagine a company with 40,000 employees...

I'd avoid any of the free file sharing sites but Dropbox is probably a good bet.

wo0kie · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:54

janesssssy said:
Another dirty method is YouSendIt.

this is pretty standard in my experience.

shine · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:56

10MB file attachment sounds about right, as already stated sending large files via email is not a good thing.

Before you use a third party service check if you client has any webspace that you can upload the files onto.

TheCenturion · 1 Jun 2011 at 11:59

7-zip?

Cosimo · 1 Jun 2011 at 12:01

shine said:
Before you use a third party service check if you client has any webspace that you can upload the files onto.

.... and has the ability to deliver in a timely and secure manner.

Le_Petit_Lapin · 1 Jun 2011 at 12:09

Marky said:
I have thought about this - but we don't have access to our web server (Another IT firm deal with it). So it would have to be a free file sharing site which will get the client all confused when it comes to the 60 second wait etc.

Use a Mediafire account, its what I done in the past. Free too.

shine · 1 Jun 2011 at 12:10

simulatorman said:
.... and has the ability to deliver in a timely and secure manner.

If he's willing to post it then maybe the last two aren't an issue