20,000 lines?  I suppose I can imagine a situation where a
message that size -- graphics, I imagine -- might be appropriate
to a listserv, but it's pretty difficult.  Pete Weiss suggests
alternatives, and so would I (put it on a Web site): both
because messages that long have consequences for lists and
archives, and because a size limit that high is likely to allow
pretty well anything, including viruses, onto the list.

-- Russ

> I got this error message when trying to post a message.  Does anyone
> know how I can go about increasing the message size to posts?  Thank you
>
> Your message  cannot be  distributed because it  exceeds the
> maximum message size of 20,000 lines. This limit has been set by the
> list owner
> and   does   not   necessarily   apply   to   the   other   lists
> hosted   at
> LISTSERV.MED.CORNELL.EDU.
>
> Wendy
>
>
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