

However, the traditional email file size limit hasn’t kept pace with server power, Internet speeds, or the growth of the average file. File size limits kept the mail from bogging down.

That’s an arbitrary limit set by email system administrators decades ago when mail servers were primitive and bandwidth was tiny by today’s standards. Many email servers are configured to reject messages larger than 25 or so megabytes. So why does it happen, and what can you do about these file size limits? Here's the scoop. I've had this happen myself when trying to send large PDF files, JPG photos, or even a really short video clip from my mobile phone. Then you get a nastygram saying "message file too big" or some other "delivery failed" error telling you that the message was rejected for being too large. It’s blissfully easy to email a file attachment to someone, unless the file (or group of files) is too big.
