"Beth" <Beth@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> This is very confusing - if I get 2 messages from the same person, same
> e-mail address, sometimes one of them will be totally blank. The message
> shows up in my "inbox" and shows it is a certain size (18mb)

18 MBytes is a large email. Some servers through which your email is routed
might not accept messages that big. It's possible that one email took one
route and one email took another route - perhaps one went through a server
that deletes oversize email?

If you need to exchange large amounts of data it's much better for your
friend to post the data on his or a web site and then email you a link to
it.

If you need more security then perhaps consider setting up a VPN (Virtual
Private Network) or encrypt the data.