I think I wrote the message wrong, the size of the messages are kb's, they
are not too big, because I get messages from the same sender all day long but
they are not Mega (sorry...) It is driving me crazy - is this a worm or
virus?

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Beth


"CWatters" wrote:

>
> "Beth" <Beth@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:79705794-201F-4B7B-8895-047FBAB2DD06@microsoft.com...
> > 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.
>
>
>