E-mail Message Size

What are the guidelines for e-mail size limits at Wake Forest University?

Short answer:
The guideline is "keep the e-mail, including the attachments, as small as possible."

Long answer:
The limits we have in place are applicable to the message as a whole, rather than attachments alone. The Wake Forest University e-mail system is a shared University resource. To keep the system a viable one for all users, there is a limit on the size of messages passing through the Wake Forest e-mail system.  It is recommended that you do not send a file larger than 1-2 MB to eliminate possible problems in sending or receiving mail attachments. Very large mail attachments may be rejected by the recipient's mail server and cause their e-mail box to exceed the mail quota; the e-mail with attachment may be bounced back to the sender as "undeliverable". Large attachments may also cause the recipient's e-mail to "hang" when he or she attempts to download the message.
The maximum limit for sending and receiving e-mail messages through the e-mail system is 10 MB for messages.  If an e-mail message is over the 10 MB limit, the sender will receive an error stating so after attempting to send the message. The e-mail message will not be delivered.

What are Ways to Identify the File Size?

• Attach the file to the e-mail and the size will be shown in parenthesis at the end of the file name.
• Right click on the file name. Select ‘Properties’ and the file size will be displayed under the General tab.