Sending Large Email Attachments

Files are getting larger and larger, and the only way most people have of sending photos, documents etc to friends and colleagues is via email.

Regardless of how large the file the first step for most is to attach it to an email and hit send.

So what's the problem !?

 Well Email was never designed to send large files!

Many email providers have attachment size limits and even though they are constantly increasing they are not uniform across the Internet.

This means that your provider may allow the attachment but it may be blocked at any other email server on the Internet on its way to its destination.

The Solution for Large File Attachments

The Solution for Large File Attachments is simply not to use email!

 The original file transfer mechanism for the internet was FTP( file Transfer Protocol) but was never adopted by "normal users" - because it was generally too difficult to use.

There are now a whole host of solutions for sending large files which are just as easy as sending by email but do not use email for the actual transfer.

By using these mechanisms you will never need to worry again about emails being rejected because they were too large!

How Do They Work?

Most systems involve you transferring your files onto a website (which the provider provides) and then anyone who wants to receive the files can download them from the website.

To send you usually select which files your would like to send out and the email addresses of your desired recipients. The recipients receive  an email with a download link, clicking the link starts the download process.

If you are only sending photos then you may want to take a look at a photo sharing service like Snapfish.com by HP .

 

 

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Send and Receive Large Email Attachments