A friend is trying to send me a file that is 31.5 mb and is getting a message that it exceeds apple's limit if 28.3 mb. Is there any way I can receive this file? I keep reading about Mail Drop but I can find no way to activate it.
I am using Mohave 10.4.1
Thanks,
Deanna
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11), High Sierra
Thank you. That was dumb of me.
I have been avoiding GMail, since Google wants to take over one's life. I will just live with Apple's limitations.
Deanna
I am trying to receive a large file, not send it. The above articles deal with sending. I guess what I want to know is why my iCloud mail is so limited in what it can receive.
This is the message the sender received:
The mail system
message size 31581414 exceeds size limit 28311552 of
server
Attached Message
Final-Recipient: rfc822;
Original-Recipient: rfc822;
Action: failed
Status: 5.3.4
Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; message size 31581414 exceeds size limit 28311552
of server
Another recipient using gmail was able to receive the file.
Deanna
[Personal Information Edited by Host]
The articles were for the sender and for your Mac see these settings iCloud: Set up iCloud Mail on your devices
Mail server settings for iCloud email clients - Apple Support
Thanks, but none of these apply. These deal with setting up iCloud. I have been using iCloud since it has been in existence. I use only iMail and Safari and my OS is Mojave. I have no trouble receiving mail on any of my devices.
All I am trying to figure out is why the server is limiting the size of the file I can receive in this particular case.
Deanna
Do you use any virtual private network ( VPN services ) ?
It's a really bad idea to post your email address - it's an invitation to spam - and I've asked the Hosts to remove it.
Many email services limit the size of attachments, usually to 20MB (which in fact is Apple's official limit), and you are not going to get round that. What your sender could do is to use a file sharing service. Hightail has a free level for files up to 100MB. Or you could get a free GMail account (which allows attachments up to 50MB).
Receiving large file in iCloud mail
