What is the size limitation for attachments in email?

The maximum message size any user can send through Brownrice mail servers is 34MB (34,000 KB).  However, it is recommended that you do not send a file larter that 1-2 MB to eliminate problems in sending or receiving mail attachments.  If you would like to send a large attachment to someone, consider using a "Zip" application, such as Winzip to zip and compress your attachment files or break down your attachment into parts and mail them as separate, smaller email messages.  Bear in mind that the size of the message will include, in addition to the attachment, some overhead - namely, the encoding to convert the file to text when sent then back to its original form when received.

Very large mail attachments may be rejected by the recipient's mailserver and cause their email box to exceed the mail quota; the email with attachment may be bounced back to the sender as "undeliverable". Large attachments may also cause the recipient's email to "hang" when he or she attempts to download the message. Note that, on a dial-up, a 500k file takes about two minutes.