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Why does KMail get slow / stop working when I try to send big attachments?

April 26, 2017attachments big KMail send slow Try working

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Why does KMail get slow / stop working when I try to send big attachments?

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KMail is known to have problems with large attachments. We are working on a solution for this problem for KDE 3.2 but currently it temporarily consumes virtual memory of about 10-15 times the size of the attachment. That means that if you attach a 2MB file KMail might temporarily need about 20-30 MB of virtual memory (= RAM + swap space). If you do not have enough virtual memory this will lead to problems.