What is the Google error message when an email exceeds size limits?

Email marketer from Yahoo Community Forum points out that Yahoo Mail has a 25MB limit, and exceeding it will result in an error message and failure to send. They suggest using Yahoo's file sharing option for large files.

Email marketer from Quora shares that they encountered a '552 5.3.4 Message size exceeds limit' error. They recommend compressing attachments or using cloud storage links instead.

Email marketer from EmailProviderBlog.com warns that exceeding email size limits can lead to error messages like 'exceeded storage allocation' and recommends optimizing images and attachments for better deliverability.

Email marketer from Reddit shares that they received a 'Message too large' error when attempting to send an email larger than 25MB through Gmail. They suggest compressing attachments or using a file-sharing service.

Email marketer from Mailchimp indicates that Gmail has a 25MB limit for incoming and outgoing messages. This includes all attachments and encoded content. Exceeding this may result in a non-delivery report or bounce-back message.

Email marketer from Stack Overflow explains that Gmail returns a 552 error code with a message indicating the message size exceeds the server limits. They advise checking the recipient's mail server limitations.

Email marketer from Email Marketing Forum explains that error message 'Message size exceeds fixed maximum message size' indicates the email, including attachments, is larger than the server's allowed limit. You should reduce the email size or use file sharing services.

Email marketer from LinkedIn discusses strategies to avoid sending large emails, such as compressing attachments and using cloud storage, to prevent the 'message size exceeds limit' error.

Expert from Email Geeks shares the specific error message received when sending an email that exceeds Google's size limits, including the link to Google's size guidelines: '552-5.3.4 Your message exceeded Google's message size limits. Please visit <https://support.google.com/mail/?p=MaxSizeError> to view our size 552 5.3.4 guidelines.'

Expert from Word to the Wise explains that exceeding size limits often results in a bounce message from the receiving server that indicates the message was too large. The exact text varies, but common phrases include 'message too large' or 'exceeds size limit'. Google's message includes an error code and a link to their help pages.

Documentation from RFC 5321, which defines the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), explains the SIZE parameter for the MAIL command. It indicates the message size, allowing the server to reject oversized messages before processing the entire message.

Documentation from MDN Web Docs explains that there is no hard limit defined in the email standards (RFCs) for the size of email messages. However, practical limitations imposed by email servers and clients exist, generally falling in the range of 10MB to 25MB.

Documentation from Microsoft explains that Exchange Online has message size limits that apply to the entire message, including attachments, header, and message encoding. These limits can be configured by administrators, but there are maximum values.

Documentation from Google Support states that if your message exceeds the size limit, you'll get a bounce-back message. For Gmail accounts, the limit is 25 MB. For Google Workspace accounts, administrators can set different limits, up to a maximum of 150 MB.

Documentation from Postfix details the `message_size_limit` parameter which dictates the maximum size in bytes of a message, including envelope information. Reaching this limit results in an error.