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Natao arisiva ity resaka mitohy ity. Mametraha fanontaniana azafady raha mila fanampiana.

Thunderbird adds 5 + MB to outgoing email containing a video.

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Why, when I send a 15.9 MB video, is the resulting email 21.7 MB?

Why, when I send a 15.9 MB video, is the resulting email 21.7 MB?

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Thanks for enlightening this technologically challenged "seasoned citizen"...

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That's the standard encoding overhead that results in a message being about 30% larger than the attachment , and is the same for all mail clients. You can avoid it by uploading to a file hosting service and sending a download link by email.

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Thanks for enlightening this technologically challenged "seasoned citizen"...