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How to send large files

June 8, 2004 › Sandy McMurray | comment

yousendit-logo.gifSituation: You need to send a large electronic document to a friend.

Problem: When you try to send the e-mail, it takes a long time to send, and eventually gives you an error. Your friend never gets the file.

What's happening? Most Internet providers limit the size of e-mail messages to 2-3 MB (the equivalent of the contents of 1-2 floppy disks). If the message won't go, either your provider or your friend's provider has this limit.

Solution: Try YouSendIt.com -- a free service that makes it easy to send and receive large files.

June 8, 2004 › Sandy McMurray | comment on this item

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