Mimecast allows you to send files that exceed the maximum size allowed by Outlook (Which is capped at 20 MB). With Mimecast, Users can send files up to 2 GB, they can also send requests to mail recipients which will allow the recipient to send files up to the 2 GB limit allowed by Mimecast.
Follow these steps in order to send a large file using Mimecast
- Open Outlook and compose a new email message.
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From the message compose window click the Mimecast menu bar item. The Mimecast message menu will appear as follows:
- Select Attach Large File.
- Select the file(s) that you want to attach, the selected files will be displayed on the email message including a notification that the attachments will be sent via Large File Send.
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Click Send and you will be presented with the Large File Send options dialog, from here you can proceed to send with default settings set by your Administrator or amend the available settings to suit your needs.
Your administrator may have enforced some or all of these settings, which will mean you cannot override them yourself. - Once the Large File Send message has been successfully sent you will see a notification displayed confirming that the message was sent.
Should a Large File Send message fail to be sent you can use the Large File Send Manager to attempt to resend or cancel the message in question. For more information regarding the Large File Send Manager please review the following article: