User tried to send 100mb file

[pmore628]

Hey Guy's,
My boss tried to send a 100mb file using Outlook 2003 in a pop3 scenario and it blew up his Outlook (Doh!!!). The weird thing is it is not in his outbox to delete... Has anyone a clue other than don't send 100mb file through email... lol

Thanks

 

[xwb]

1) Most post offices have a limit: something like 20Mb per email. There are splitters and joiners around that will split the file into sendable chunks.
2) The receiver may have a limit too. At my workplace, the limit is 2Mb. Big files are placed in shared drives and the recepient is told where to pick them up.
3) You need to add about 10% to the figure. If you send a 10Mb file, after all the padding,it will come up to 11Mb so if your system has a limit of 20Mb, the largest file you can send is 20/1.1 which is appx 18Mb.

Alternatively, upload it to a website and tell the recepient where to download the file from.

 

[genomon]

Agree with the above. Have your boss hang out with some Middle School kids, and ask them what "FTP" can do...

"Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without."

 

[robmazco]

Even if you could send, the other end surely wont allow it. Either way, its not feasible to get everyone on same page with this kind of stuff.
FTP is best scenario. Or DVD overnited, drive the file across town...

 

[pmore628]

I havent explained myself clear enough... sorry. I just want to fix his Outlook. His Outlook is crashing because this file is stuck somewere and not in the outbox... not sure what to do

Thanks

PM

 

[genomon]

Unless you are your own email provider, you will have to call them and have them delete it from his account manually.

"Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without."

 

[kjv1611]

But would all of these things help with Outlook? I think he's specifically looking to fix Outlook - not the web access or anything...


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[kjv1611]

pmore628,

Is it possible to repair the Outlook data file? I know that if Outlook isn't connected to an Exchange Server, you can go in on that account (in Outlook), and go to:
File -> Data File Management -> Select a file ->"Settings" ->"Compress" data file... at least that seems like something worth trying... but I'm imagining his data file is on the server, which in that case you may can do something of that sort from the server level..

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"If to err is human, then I must be some kind of human!" -Me

 

[smah]

First, if it starts up OK, set Outlook in offline mode (File, Work Offline). Then be very patient and give it lots of time to timeout. Hopefully, you'll eventually get a timeout error and then see if you can find it in the outbox or sent items & permanantly delete it.

 

[pmore628]

Well I just got my hands on the laptop... As it turns out while at a offsite meeting he tried to send multiple power points with embedded videos adding up to about a gig... haha. I was able to go offline with Outlook and delete the sent mail before it tried going out again.

Thanks for the replys gents!