Good one Leif, but that was via IMAP, I think. It seems he has no problem via Google and IMAP.
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I don't know what I was thinking; it's worth trying, increasing the time-out value. On the other hand, he didn't mention a time-out error message; perhaps there are no such messages in WLM; keep it simple and all that.
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File type was also a good candidate.
AV software can do odd things; and is sometimes used as a proxy. One would think that simple software such as WLM and MSE would work very well, and they probably do, otherwise there would be lots of comments. So we have to find what’s unique in this case, the ESP/ISP, the files etc.
WLM isn't the most advanced client, wonder if there's a possibility to log the POP connection? It seems like there are some settings for troubleshooting; it can achieve something. Hmm, as most in this thread,
I don't use WLM.
(If it had been a SMTP issue, sending, it’s usually easy to read the server’s reply (when/if the client queries): "250-SIZE...".)
For example, instructions from here:
How to Log POP and IMAP Traffic to Troubleshoot Windows Live Mail, Windows Mail or Outlook Express Email Problems (about.com)
To log POP traffic
In Windows Live Mail and Windows Mail:
Go to the Advanced tab.
Click Maintenance...
Make sure both General and E-mail (Windows Live Mail) or both Mail and IMAP (Windows Mail and Outlook Express) are checked under Troubleshooting.
Click OK.
It seems like it will create a file, WindowsLiveMail.log, in the mail folder.
There is also a question about this at MS Answers, covering different versions:
How can I collect log files from Windows Live Mail
Perhaps worth a try; download some test mails, and check the log file. As usual don't forget to turn off the log files when finished.
Since it seems to be all about the size, no matter what file type, it can't be some old setting from Office, or could it?
In the registry, if it has been installed, there seems to be keys for size as well. Such as
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Preferences
or
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Preferences
for 2010. They can contain a value, "MaximumAttachmentSize", for the total attachment size.
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