Signal-android: No file size limit for arbitrary file types

Created on 24 Apr 2017 · 3Comments · Source: signalapp/Signal-Android

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Bug description

Just startet sending a 300 MB zip file o_O
This is great, but surely not inteded

Actual result: file can be sent (tough it takes long)
Expected result: File size limit at around 100 MB, like for a/v - maybe 50 MB is a good value to start with...

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Expected result: File size limit at around 100 MB, like for a/v - maybe 50 MB is a good value to start with...

Wouldn't 100-50 Mb be too low of a limit?
With videos I run into the limitation quite frequently, very often have to re-encode it to send, and besides, having a secure transfer for big files is a good thing, isn't it?

Of course there might be server load considerations, but if it's not the case, i think higher limits are preferred...

scienmind on 25 Apr 2017

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Expected result: File size limit at around 100 MB, like for a/v - maybe 50 MB is a good value to start with...

Of course there might be server load considerations, but if it's not the case, i think higher limits are preferred...

scienmind on 25 Apr 2017

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It should be user configurable as to what file size you will receive or send. I am often frustrated by this 100mb limit. I often want to send files between 100 and 200 mb. Ideally my friends and I could exchange whatever we want and not have to split it into chunks. I mean, I'll send it anyways in chunks, so it's not like it's going to reduce traffic coming from me, it's just going to frustrate me.