OLEXP: Signature File Size Limitation in Outlook Express

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SYMPTOMS

When you are using a signature file with a mail or news message in Outlook Express, you may receive the following error message:

Warning: Your signature file is too large. It has been truncated, please make the file smaller.

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CAUSE

Your signature file is larger than the 4K size limitation.

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RESOLUTION

Make your signature file smaller or use the text option rather than an HTML file.

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Before the option to use an HTML file for a signature was available, there was rarely a need for a signature file to be larger than 4K. With the addition of this ability, file sizes may exceed this 4k value.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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kbfaq KB165806

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