E-mail File Attachments Size Limit
The largest piece of e-mail that you can send or accept from the Internet is 16 megabytes (MB). This includes the message text, headers and the attachment combined.
If the file you are trying to transfer exceeds 16 MB, you will need to either compress the file or split it into smaller parts.
If you attach multiple files, they will be zipped (compressed) into a single file by the AOL® software before they are sent out.
Sending email to AOL customers can be a tricky business. Especially if you are say running your own mail server on an ISP connection like a lot of small businesses do, typically with Exchange on Windows 2003 Small Business Server.
AOL have given one minor tool to help you avoid the bouncebacks, (typically by changing your configuration so your email is sent through another SMTP 'smarthost' like an ISP's SMTP server)
Once you've made changes that you think are needed, you can test the outgoing IP by emailing to the AOL IP Confirmation email ipconfirm@postmaster.aol.com
You will receive an email back from ipconfirm-response@mailtest.mx.aol.com showing the IP address that they perceive you to be sending email from. This is handy when you are getting bounce backs from AOL customers if AOL have blacklisted your IP.
This handy commercial tool was found when it was necessary to move AOL mail out of the AOL program for a client.It exports a user's email, sent items, favorites and address book directly into Outlook for any version of AOL up to 9.0 (which AOL does not allow you to do).It even works if the client has canceled their AOL subscription (though it's better if they haven't).
The program is ePreserver - Convert AOL to Outlook. Please note this is a $25 program, but for our needs it fit perfectly and does what it says on the tin. Of course, from Outlook you can then move to a proper email client like Thunderbird! Accessing the AOL Mail System using IMAP & Authenticated SMTP - An Unofficial Guide is particularly useful also.
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