> SMTP isn't a file transfer protocol.
It is, actually. That's why MIME was invented, and all the file-
specific Content-Types reinforce this.
It is hard to blame users for the problem of large attachments - they
just drag an icon into the attachment area of their message window, they
have no idea of the size of the attachment.
Ciaran
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