[AktiviX-discuss] mailman size limits

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On 02/06/14 21:13, Alan Dawson wrote:
> 
> You can increase the size limit from the default 40kb.  The server
> has maximum size for message set to 2M bytes.  Mainly to prevent
> denial of service, and large attachments being archived.
> 
> Adding large attachments to email does affect the ability to users
> on slow connections ( which they are less of these days ) to
> participate.
> 
> There are less slow network connections these days, but they have
> been replaced with connections that are capped with usage limits.
> These also are affected by large attachments in email.
> 
> These factors are the same whatever service provider you use.
> 
> owncloud is neat way to share files.   Aktivix provide an owncloud
> instance at https://owncloud.aktivix.org
> 
> Also compressing files using zip/gzip etc will help.
> 
> Hope that helps,
> 
> Alan Dawson
> 

Thanks Alan

The finished piece is at
https://network23.org/dfs3/2014/06/17/things-you-dont-have-to-pay-for-and-why-2/

It's open for comments if anyone here wants to add to / improve it

Mark
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