"the message is too large"

[Evan Platt]

Isn't that a function of the IM server, not the client software? I've 
had that come up in Yahoo a number of times - when I accidentally 
copy and paste HTML junk. If I paste the same text into Windows 
Notepad (which gets rid of all the HTML), and then copy / paste, it 
goes through.

But - the entire message is shown in the top portion of the window, 
where a normal previous message would be, along with "Message is too 
large." Nothing is 'discarded'.

But if I'm correct that the 'message is too large' is from the 
server, it would make sense not to have the client have any size restrictions.

Ok, lets say Yahoo has a limit of 100 characters. AOL has a limit of 
75. So Pidgin sets these limits.

Let's say then a month later, Yahoo increases the limit to 150, and 
AOL decreases the limit to 60. Now, Pidgin has to come up with an update.

So the way I see it, I think it's best the software not have a limit.

Of course, I could be wrong..

At 11:45 AM 8/10/2009, you wrote:
>Unable to send message: The message is too large.
>
>There is nothing wrong with the message but the application behavior 
>is infuriating!
>
>The problem is: the message is too big.
>
>The behavior is: ignore the send request, tell me that the message 
>is too big and discard the message.
>
>Consequence: Since the message is big, I don't remember all of 
>it.  Since you threw it away, I don't get a chance to cut it into 2 
>pieces and send those separately.
>
>For your information, I previously used Lotus SameTime and it had no 
>limit on message size or, for that matter, message content either -- 
>I could Snag a screen image or a file and paste it into ST and send 
>it off.  Why not send the message, regardless of size, and let the 
>receiver tell you that it can't process large messages or odd content?
>
>FWIW, the words "maximum", "size", and "length" do not appear on 
>your on-line (F1) help page.  The word "large" only appears once and 
>in a different context.  What is the maximum message size and why 
>don't you stop me from typing more characters when I reach it?
>
>Am I the only person who finds this behavior infuriating?
>
>Richard Jackson
>
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