Re: Resuming a failed mail transfer
Brian Baquiran <[email protected]> Thu, 21 Jul 2016 11:11:02 +0800
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--===============8460518495511399670== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a114dddd809600a05381cabaa --001a114dddd809600a05381cabaa Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 There is no retry command specified in POP3 (RFC1939) either. On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 9:35 PM, Roberto Verzola <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I stand corrected, it is not pop3 but smtp for sending, which is also > reflected in my setup, when I double-checked. But this can also be a > problem for receiving. > > I'm sure it is not about the max size limit, because if I try again and > again, it eventually gets through. > > This is such a common problem, especially on slow lines, that someone > somewhere must have thought of a way to resume the upload (or download) > where it was cut. > > In file transfers during the old Fido days (only the old-timers probably > remember...), we were already resuming transfers properly, regardless of > direction (upload or download). > > Obet > > > On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 21:47:00 -0400 > fooler mail <[email protected]> wrote: > > > pop3 is a protocol to retrieve email and not sending... smtp is used > > for sending email.. > > > > smtp protocol didnt specify for any resume upload.. most likely you > > hit the max size limit your provider allowed to send an email... > > > > your work around solution is to split the large file attachment into > > smaller files and send them one at a time.. there are lots of apps to > > split and rebuild a file.. > > > > fooler. > > > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 6:59 PM, Roberto Verzola <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Whenever I'm sending mail with a huge attachment using the POP3 > protocol and the transfer is cut midway, I notice that upon retry, the > transfer resumes from the beginning instead of the point where it was cut. > Is there a way to specify under POP3 to resume transfer at the point it was > cut? > > > > > > I'm using sylpheed and the pop3 protocol with my email provider, > gn.apc.org. > > > > > > Greetings to all, > > > > > > Obet > > > > > > -- > > > Roberto Verzola <[email protected]> > > > _________________________________________________ > > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > _________________________________________________ > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > > > -- > Roberto Verzola <[email protected]> > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- Brian Baquiran <http://brianbaquiran.com> ~ LinkedIn <https://ph.linkedin.com/in/bbaquiran> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/brianbaquiran> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/baquiranbrian/> --001a114dddd809600a05381cabaa Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">There is no retry command specified in POP3 (RFC1939) eith= er. =C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">O= n Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 9:35 PM, Roberto Verzola <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hr= ef=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>= ></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0= 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Yes, I stand corrected= , it is not pop3 but smtp for sending, which is also reflected in my setup,= when I double-checked. But this can also be a problem for receiving.<br> <br> I'm sure it is not about the max size limit, because if I try again and= again, it eventually gets through.<br> <br> This is such a common problem, especially on slow lines, that someone somew= here must have thought of a way to resume the upload (or download) where it= was cut.<br> <br> In file transfers during the old Fido days (only the old-timers probably re= member...), we were already resuming transfers properly, regardless of dire= ction (upload or download).<br> <br> Obet<br> <div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br> <br> On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 21:47:00 -0400<br> fooler mail <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">fooler.mail@gmail.= com</a>> wrote:<br> <br> > pop3 is a protocol to retrieve email and not sending... smtp is used<b= r> > for sending email..<br> ><br> > smtp protocol didnt specify for any resume upload.. most likely you<br= > > hit the max size limit your provider allowed to send an email...<br> ><br> > your work around solution is to split the large file attachment into<b= r> > smaller files and send them one at a time.. there are lots of apps to<= br> > split and rebuild a file..<br> ><br> > fooler.<br> ><br> > On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 6:59 PM, Roberto Verzola <<a href=3D"mailto= :[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br> > > Whenever I'm sending mail with a huge attachment using the PO= P3 protocol and the transfer is cut midway, I notice that upon retry, the t= ransfer resumes from the beginning instead of the point where it was cut. I= s there a way to specify under POP3 to resume transfer at the point it was = cut?<br> > ><br> > > I'm using sylpheed and the pop3 protocol with my email provid= er, <a href=3D"http://gn.apc.org" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">gn.a= pc.org</a>.<br> > ><br> > > Greetings to all,<br> > ><br> > > Obet<br> > ><br> > > --<br> > > Roberto Verzola <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">rverzo= [email protected]</a>><br> > > _________________________________________________<br> > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List<br> > > <a href=3D"http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug" rel= =3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinf= o/plug</a><br> > > Searchable Archives: <a href=3D"http://archives.free.net.ph" rel= =3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://archives.free.net.ph</a><br> > _________________________________________________<br> > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List<br> > <a href=3D"http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug" rel=3D"nor= eferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug<= /a><br> > Searchable Archives: <a href=3D"http://archives.free.net.ph" rel=3D"no= referrer" target=3D"_blank">http://archives.free.net.ph</a><br> ><br> <br> <br> --<br> Roberto Verzola <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]= org</a>><br> _________________________________________________<br> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List<br> <a href=3D"http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug" rel=3D"noreferr= er" target=3D"_blank">http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug</a><b= r> Searchable Archives: <a href=3D"http://archives.free.net.ph" rel=3D"norefer= rer" target=3D"_blank">http://archives.free.net.ph</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>= <div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir= =3D"ltr"><a href=3D"http://brianbaquiran.com" target=3D"_blank">Brian Baqui= ran</a>=C2=A0~=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://ph.linkedin.com/in/bbaquiran" target= =3D"_blank">LinkedIn</a>=C2=A0|=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://twitter.com/brianba= quiran" target=3D"_blank">Twitter</a>=C2=A0|=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.in= stagram.com/baquiranbrian/" target=3D"_blank">Instagram</a><div><div><br></= div></div></div></div> </div> --001a114dddd809600a05381cabaa-- --===============8460518495511399670== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph --===============8460518495511399670==--