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ByteHaven
Explorer III
February 13, 2025
Question

Email size

  • February 13, 2025
  • 1 reply
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Hello everyone,

 

I would like to understand how FortiMail calculates email sizes, particularly when encryption is involved or more. The issue I’m facing is that the size varies inconsistently. I understand that factors like attachments influence the final size, but at times and very often, this instability causes emails to exceed the configured size limit, impacting their transmission. I want to avoid having to adjust the email size limit manually each time. Are there any solutions I might have overlooked? ?

 

Best regards

1 reply

AEK
SuperUser
SuperUser
February 13, 2025

Hi CL1

To which value did you configure the size limit on you FortiMail.

AEK
ByteHaven
ByteHavenAuthor
Explorer III
February 13, 2025

Hello AEK,

 

Now it is set to 40 MB

 

Best regards,

AEK
SuperUser
SuperUser
February 13, 2025

Hi

I don't have a solution to your exact requirement but from my point of view I think that large files should not be sent by e-mail, but via other suitable solutions, like your corporate file hosting server, or similar cloud services like google drive, dropbox and so.

BTW I think 40 MB it is more that enough.

 
AEK