Outlook 2016, Large Attachments and Activesync

Problem reported by Brian Ebers - 5/13/2016 at 9:47 AM

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Smartermail Enterprise Version 14.5.5871. An end user of mine is trying to send a large attachment about 20MB via Outlook 2016 connected to SM via ActiveSync account. It never sends, waited at least 5 minutes just sits in Outbox. The user has an IMAP account on the same server with a different domain and it sends just fine though it takes a minute or two, same Outlook 2016 installation just a different account. I understand the IMAP account is sending out via SMTP first and the message eventually syncs to server SENT box after leaving the local outbox.

Am I hitting a protocol limitation here or do I have my hopes too high for the ActiveSync account type. I know the standard answer is "IMAP" is the best account type for Outlook but looking for any ideas or comments. Thanks in advance.

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Scott Carullo Replied

4/20/2017 at 12:32 PM

Any word on this? It appears to be a smartermail issue.

Outlook 2013, Outlook 2016, And EMClient all have the same issue with sending attachments >20MB. Suspect phone mail clients are also effected, I just haven't been able to find a client that allows me to attach more then 20MB worth of attachments.

I've ensured that attachment sizes are all high. And can send via SMTP and webmail with no issue.

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4/20/2017 at 3:41 PM

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Hello. Outlook 2013/2016 have their own built-in maximum attachment size of 20Mb. If you wish to increase that limit, you would need to add a registry entry per this Microsoft KB Article. I hope this helps.

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