OT: problem with Outlook message size

[Scott Silva]

on 3-10-2009 4:38 PM Chris Yuzik spake the following:
> Scott Silva wrote:
>> Look at the following section in MailScanner.conf;
>>
>>
>> # When the TNEF (winmail.dat) attachments are expanded, should the
>> # attachments contained in there be added to the list of attachments in
>> # the message?
>> # If you set this to "add" or "replace" then recipients of messages sent
>> # in "Outlook Rich Text Format" (TNEF) will be able to read the
>> attachments
>> # if they are not using Microsoft Outlook.
>> #
>> # no      => Leave winmail.dat TNEF attachments alone.
>> # add     => Add the contents of winmail.dat as extra attachments, but
>> also
>> #            still include the winmail.dat file itself. This will
>> result in
>> #            TNEF messages being doubled in size.
>> # replace => Replace the winmail.dat TNEF attachment with the files it
>> #            contains, and delete the original winmail.dat file itself.
>> #            This means the message stays the same size, but is usable by
>> #            non-Outlook recipients.
>> #
>> # This can also be the filename of a ruleset.
>> Use TNEF Contents = replace
>>
>>
>> What do you have that set at?
>> If you have it set at "add" it could make the messages 2x bigger. Add
>> quoted
>> printable encoding and it could add 25% to 30% more.
>>   
> Scott,
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion. I have it set to the following:
> 
>    Expand TNEF = yes
>    Use TNEF Contents = replace
>    Deliver Unparsable TNEF = yes
>    TNEF Expander = /usr/bin/tnef --maxsize=100000000
>    TNEF Timeout = 120
> 
> Any thoughts on these?
> 
> Cheers,
> Chris
That is about what I have, but I am using the internal expander right now. Use
what works for you.

Did you have it set to "add"?

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