There is no retry command specified in POP3 (RFC1939) either.

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 9:35 PM, Roberto Verzola <rverz...@gn.apc.org>
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 <fooler.m...@gmail.com> 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 <rverz...@gn.apc.org>
> 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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