I run OE6 and Windows XP Professional. I have no problem receiving emails
with large attachments, e.g. with .pps and .wmv extensions. However, when I
forward the same emails, they are usually sent in two parts and some of the
recipients are unable to open these attachments. Why are these attachments
split into two and why cant they be opened? What can be done to help the
recipients to open these large attachments?

Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties, Advanced, uncheck Break apart messages
larger than...........
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Ronald Sommer

"Steven Zarda" <zarda@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> I run OE6 and Windows XP Professional. I have no problem receiving emails
> with large attachments, e.g. with .pps and .wmv extensions. However, when
> I forward the same emails, they are usually sent in two parts and some of
> the recipients are unable to open these attachments. Why are these
> attachments split into two and why cant they be opened? What can be done
> to help the recipients to open these large attachments?
>

"Steven Zarda" <zarda@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:Ohs8LiY6IHA.5012@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I run OE6 and Windows XP Professional. I have no problem receiving
>emails with large attachments, e.g. with .pps and .wmv extensions.
>However, when I forward the same emails, they are usually sent in two
>parts and some of the recipients are unable to open these attachments.
>Why are these attachments split into two and why cant they be opened?
>What can be done to help the recipients to open these large
>attachments?
>


Copied from the Outlook Express Help Files -:

"To send large messages

Many e-mail and news servers limit the size of the messages you can
receive and send. Usually this limit is one megabyte (1 MB) per message,
including all attached files.

With Outlook Express, you can send large messages or files to e-mail and
news servers that have size limits, by breaking the messages into
smaller ones. When the group of messages is received, the e-mail program
combines them into one message.

1.. On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
2.. On either the Mail or News tab, click Properties.
3.. On the Advanced tab, select the Break apart messages larger than x
KB check box and then enter the maximum file size the server will allow.

To resolve your problem, you will need to untick the "Break apart
messages larger than" box - or increase the maximum file size to the
maximum your ISP's mail server will allow.

Thanks that was so helpful, had sending problem for weeks , All looks good
now though. Ladyjen

"Ron Sommer" wrote:

> Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties, Advanced, uncheck Break apart messages
> larger than...........
> --
> Ronald Sommer
>
> "Steven Zarda" <zarda@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:Ohs8LiY6IHA.5012@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > I run OE6 and Windows XP Professional. I have no problem receiving emails
> > with large attachments, e.g. with .pps and .wmv extensions. However, when
> > I forward the same emails, they are usually sent in two parts and some of
> > the recipients are unable to open these attachments. Why are these
> > attachments split into two and why cant they be opened? What can be done
> > to help the recipients to open these large attachments?
> >
>