Here are some popular email service provider limits for incoming attachments: So even if the email is successfully sent on our end, it does not mean the recipient's server will accept it. If you send an attachment that is too large for their system, they typically will reject it. Many email service providers such as Gmail, Yahoo! and Hotmail have limits on the size of attachments their email servers will accept. Recipient's Email Service Provider (Receiving)
YAHOO MAIL ATTACHMENT SIZE LIMIT WINDOWS
(***This can be changed in the Windows Registry by advanced users.)
YAHOO MAIL ATTACHMENT SIZE LIMIT FREE
(Although keep in mind, this does not mean the recipient's server will accept a larger size.)Īlthough our Linux based servers technically have a 50 MB limit on the size of outgoing e-mails and our Windows-based servers have a limit of 30 MB (which includes the email body and attachments) sent via SMTP and webmail, but that being said, in reality, there are a number of factors that determine how large of a file attachment you may successfully send. The default limit is usually the same as our shared plans, however, since you have root access, you can change the maximum size allowed.
(based on the size of the file on your hard drive). Our servers have the following limits for emailing file attachments (although, keep in mind the recipient's server may have different limits on what they will accept): Shared and Reseller Hosting