Eric Thomas <[log in to unmask]> writes: > > Does it > really make a difference whether you are sent one message of 3000 or > three messages of 1000 (at the exact same time)? The amount of data you > are getting is the same. "J. Philip Miller" <[log in to unmask]> replied: > Most editors of Manually created Digests, have found that their life is much > simplier if they limit the size of each Digest. At least in part, this is > because some gateways and some end systems have limits on the size of mail > messages. Thus, at least historically, size limitation has had its > advantages. Exactly. We have some files in our archives that are over 1000 lines long. Some of our subscribers cannot retrieve these files by email--their system truncates messages over some limit that is between 1000 and 2000 lines. A digest of 3000 lines will be received correctly if it is sent as 3 pieces of a thousand lines, but will be truncated if sent as one piece. Isn't there an official policy on limiting the size of files sent by Bitnet? I think I remember reading very recently that the limit was being changed from 100K to 300K--and that sites did not have to change immediately to 300K if it caused problems. A 3000 line file would probably be well over the 100K limit. I don't have any feel for how serious this problem will be. It may not be worth doing anything about. But I'd be more comfortable if I could guarantee my subscribers that they won't get email digests over a 1000 lines long. Peace, Dan << Daniel D. Wheeler Internet: [log in to unmask] >> << University of Cincinnati Bitnet: wheeler@ucbeh >>