Size limit email attachments

[originalsbyterry]

Is there now a size limit on AOL email attachments? I have been sending an 18.4 MB PDF attachment to people for years and now, every time I try to do so, I get a message which says "We have encountered a technical issue. Please try again." Why can I no longer send this PDF?

 

[PC Tailor]

Looks like a different issue to me, AOL can send up to 25MB.
https://postmaster.aol.com/members-help

 

[smorizio]

try a simple test use a zip program and compress the pdf then try and send it.

 

[originalsbyterry]

try a simple test use a zip program and compress the pdf then try and send it.

What is a zip program? I am a real computer moron.

 

[smorizio]

http://www.winzip.com/win/en/downwz.html

 

[originalsbyterry]

I went there and downloaded the program, but nowhere does it say that I can compress a pdf with this. I do not want to BUY something. Not worth it.

 

[PC Tailor]

7Zip is the program you want. Completely free.

However if you're on windows 10 you'll have compression tools built in, simply right click on the PDF, then select "send to - compressed file / folder'. This will then duplicate the file and compress it.

However as I previously mentioned, if you're sending blank messages but simply with a 19MB attachment, then the issue is something else as AOL allows up to 25MB.

 

[originalsbyterry]

Had 10 but it was horrible. Had my computer guy take it off and put 7 back.

I am not sending blank emails with only an attachment.

I found 7Zip. There are two different ones, 17.00 beta and 16.04. Each of them has 7 different choices under them.I have NO idea which one to use.

 

[PC Tailor]

Download 7-Zip 16.04 (2016-10-04) for Windows
Then just get the 32 bit or 63 bit one depending on your operating system. So of the 16.04 table, you will want top pick one of the top 2 (32 or 64 bit).

 

[originalsbyterry]

Thanks PC Tailor. But I do not know how to choose based on the operating system. I have google chrome.