e mail size limit?

bertJ · 01-05-2005, 12:29

Someone stupidly sent me an e mail without compressing its attached photos. The total size was about 10mb. I then got a message from 'admin' saying that my e mail storage was 'over the high water mark' and asking me to delete some messages.
Unfortunately I deleted the admin message as I thought it might be a fake. I'm now wondering whether the above was genuine and whether ntl have an e mail size/storage limit.
I'd be grateful for comments.

Raistlin · 01-05-2005, 12:35

I think there is a limit on the amount you can have in your mail account, the email was probably genuine.

Graham M · 01-05-2005, 12:40

Think the limit is 10meg

jtwn · 01-05-2005, 12:54

Grab your mail over pop3, then you save the mails on your computer and they are deleted from the server when grabbed.

**Paul** · 01-05-2005, 13:56

The e-mail was genuine.

maverick · 01-05-2005, 14:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by bertJ

Someone stupidly sent me an e mail without compressing its attached photos. The total size was about 10mb. I then got a message from 'admin' saying that my e mail storage was 'over the high water mark' and asking me to delete some messages.
Unfortunately I deleted the admin message as I thought it might be a fake. I'm now wondering whether the above was genuine and whether ntl have an e mail size/storage limit.
I'd be grateful for comments.

Log into your e.mail via the ntl webmail server,you can then delete it from there.

Graham M · 01-05-2005, 14:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtwn

Grab your mail over pop3, then you save the mails on your computer and they are deleted from the server when grabbed.

That wont help when he is being sent 10mb emails!!

bertJ · 01-05-2005, 14:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtwn

Grab your mail over pop3, then you save the mails on your computer and they are deleted from the server when grabbed.

jtwn:
Could you please explain?
Thanks

Graham M · 01-05-2005, 14:10

Its probably how your email is setup already, u open outlook/express and you click Send/Receive and your emails get downloaded.

01-05-2005, 14:26

Does anyone know if the 10mb limit still applys if you are grabbing by pop3?

Graham M · 01-05-2005, 14:32

Yes it does. If you leave your inbox to get full without emptying it then itll eventually fill up and your emails will start bouncing.

swoop101 · 01-05-2005, 14:44

Your e-mail has a 10Mb limit and the high water e-mail goes out at 7.5Mb
As far as I am aware the top limit is not fixe too hard so as prevent you getting the said mail.

SMHarman · 01-05-2005, 16:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tuftus

Does anyone know if the 10mb limit still applys if you are grabbing by pop3?

It is less likely to affect you but yes.

If you are getting your mail by pop3 then you need to change the settings

"leave message on server" or the time it is left on the server for, often set for 7 days.

bertJ · 01-05-2005, 18:08

Thanks very much for all the info. I always empty my inbox after reading my e mail (or move it elsewhere if I want to keep it). The problem in this case was obviously caused by the one enormous e mail so it shouldn't happen again. (Plus my paranoia over e mails I don't recognise!)

chahal · 13-05-2005, 17:16

ive been regularly sending e-mails up to about 350megs i think is the largest ive ever sent <spam removed> (Paul)