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Hotmail rejects emails with attachments

May 20, 2005 8:06PM PDT

I can email my son on Hotmail with a text email. However, if I include an attachment, the email is returned to me. I don't have that problem if I send myself an email with attachment to my hotmail address from my Road Runner address. I am not able to view his settings or options. Can anyone tell me what he needs to change in order to receive attachment?

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Attachments
May 21, 2005 3:05AM PDT

I went into Hotmail and found out that they block attachments with many suffixes.

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Blocks any attachment email
May 27, 2005 8:10PM PDT

Found that his Hotmail blocks all email with attachements even those with suffixes not on the block list such as .jpg