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Google Increases Gmail Attachment Limit To 50MB For Recipients (betanews.com)

Posted by msmash on from the incremental-changes dept.

Mark Wilson, writing for BetaNews: With Gmail you can now receive attachments up to 50MB in size. It's important to note that the new attachment limit only applies to incoming email. Google would much rather you make use of Google Drive if you want to send large files to people. When it comes to sending files, you are limited to attaching up to 25MB of data in the form of one or many files. If you try to attach files that go over this limit, you'll be prompted to go down the Google Drive route instead. Not much useful, then.

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  2. I'd prefer they add a different feature by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dear Google: When a Gmail user attaches a 20+ MB file to an email and types the name of a mailing list into the "To:" field, is it too much to ask that a painful jolt of electricity be sent through the keyboard and into their body?

    I know a lot of sysadmins who would upvote that RFE, if given the chance.

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  3. Re:Maybe I'm oooooolllllld... by networkBoy · · Score: 3, Funny

    you're old.

    but so am I, and I agree with you.

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  4. Re:Email is the wrong tool by ls671 · · Score: 3, Funny

    True enough, a 640K limit should be plenty for everybody. If nobody should ever need more than 640K...

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