Re: Resuming a failed mail transfer

Brian Baquiran <[email protected]> Thu, 21 Jul 2016 11:11:02 +0800
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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
> > >
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> > > Roberto Verzola <[email protected]>
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<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">&lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>=
&gt;</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&#39;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 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">fooler.mail@gmail.=
com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; pop3 is a protocol to retrieve email and not sending... smtp is used<b=
r>
&gt; for sending email..<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; smtp protocol didnt specify for any resume upload.. most likely you<br=
>
&gt; hit the max size limit your provider allowed to send an email...<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; your work around solution is to split the large file attachment into<b=
r>
&gt; smaller files and send them one at a time.. there are lots of apps to<=
br>
&gt; split and rebuild a file..<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; fooler.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 6:59 PM, Roberto Verzola &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt; Whenever I&#39;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>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; I&#39;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>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Greetings to all,<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Obet<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; --<br>
&gt; &gt; Roberto Verzola &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">rverzo=
[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>
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<br>
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org</a>&gt;<br>
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