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I have been attempting to send a .WAV file as an e-mail attachment. The computer attempts to send it. But after an hour or so, I receive an error message and my file is not sent. How can I successfully send a .WAV file as an e-mail attachment?

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by ann777

What error is it giving you when it bounces back? How big is the WAV file?

Usually people try to send it and if it exceeds the size limitation of the receiving ISP, you will get an error message that that is the problem when the e-mail bouncesback.

There's really no difference in how to send WAV files versus any other kind of attachments. You may need to split up the file and send it in pieces.

by fzabin

One of my largest WAV files was more than 64,000,000. I've tried zipping. Unfortunately, it still isn't small enough to send. Splitting up the file is not an option because the WAV file is associated with a text file. My software program will nolonger recognize the WAV file if it is separated from the text file.

Thanks anyway.

by puterwiz49

If you are in a corporate environment then odds are that the mail administrators have put size limitations on your emails, both inbound and outbound. The helps with the security related issues involved in Mail administration. If the file is large then my suggestion would be to use Winzip to zip the file up and send it. Basically what Winzip does is take that one (or many) file(s) you have and compress them into a single file. Winzip can be downloaded as shareware via www.winzip.com. Also note that whoever you send this file to will need Winzip installed also. Hope this helps.

Todd

by fzabin

I am not in a corporate environment and not on a network. I am a single user. I've tried Winzip and it is not able to zip the files small enough. One of my largest WAV files was 64,000,000+. If you know of any way I can increase the file size limitation from my ISP, that may help.

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