[python-win32] Failing to email large attachment with Python on Windows XP

[Tim Roberts]

newtechnologybooks wrote:
> >/I was able to deliver 20mb files with this script, but failed when
> />/trying 100mb files. / >> That's further evidence that you have hit
> a server limit. If you want >> to send 100MB files, you store them on
> an FTP server or a web server and >> send a link. Companies do not
> want 100MB attachments clogging up their >> mail pipe and bulking up
> their mail store.
> On my network sniffer I don't see any evidence that the code has start sending any kind of data to the sever, it just hang for a few seconds till the client send a FIN flagged packet to the server. 

Is it possible that it's simply taking too long to read and/or encode
the attachment?  That seems like a long-shot, but you're kind of at the
long-shot phase now.

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Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.