Mail won't go directly through

[GaryRumson]

I've had a strange situation popup twice in the last month.

Someone tries to send me an email with a large attachment and it gets bounced saying that the attachment is too large. I don't have any size restrictions on our Exchange server. (I checked in all three places it could be, no size limits anywhere).

Anyway, they send the email to my Yahoo account and it goes through just fine. From my Yahoo account I am able to send myself the same attachment they couldn't send directly.

So they are able to send it as evidenced by me getting it at my Yahoo account. I am able to receive it, because I can send it to my work account from Yahoo. So why can't they send it directly?

 

[rjs]

You would have to look at the e-mail headers of the bounce message. That will show you which server/system is bouncing the message.

R.Sobelman

http://www.tracklogins.com

 

[DColcl]

remember, it maybe their server or ISP that could be bouncing the mail as well..

Dan

 

[MoobyCow]

This was actually posted for me by Gary.

I know it could be their mail server as well (in fact I think it must be), but that still doesn't explain how they would be able to send it to a different email address.

 

[DColcl]

<shrug>

 

[GaryRumson]

Maybe you could have the person use this web site to send the file instead:

http://www.yousendit.com/