SMTP is not an efficient to move binary files. They are converted into
ASCII form while enroute and grow several times their original size as a
result. Of course, they are translated back to their original form by
the client upon receipt.
InvictaNet Customer Support wrote:
>
> If one of our users is collecting a (say) 2mb email that has a compressed
> (zip or whatever) attachment, it takes a lot longer to download than the
> same sized email with an uncompressed attachment.
>
> Has anybody else noticed this and is there any way to speed things up?
> (faint hope I know)
>
> Martyn
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