No, it only does it when it is too big. And that is very convenient rather than it trying to send your message and then giving you a failure notice. Why are you bitching about features that actively make your life easier?

There is a lot to bitch at M$ about, but this is not one of them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't make my life any better as those links never work.

If it works for you fine, don't need to be offended like I insulted your girlfriend

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If the links don't work, that is a "you" problem.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, it sure does sound like it would be hard to have a notification if the attachment is going to fail due to size policies, and then have an option to use the link or cancel the attachment (and have you choose another way). It would also be unheard of for there to be a setting in that dialog to say to always do whatever action you take so it only inconveniences those who go with the default once.

User-hostile software is never a "you" problem. This applies to a number of FOSS products, as well.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If that were the case, it would confuse users. It would be flooded with tickets about the weird notification that they got and didn't read and how they can't attach files anymore.

"Cancel the link attachment"???

Fucking press backspace! Jesus Christ, did you just get your first computer ever? I'm getting the picture that critical thinking isn't really your forte.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If you wish to talk about critical thinking, look at your own statements with respect to mine. Not once did I say cancel thenlink attachment, but this thing I didn't say sure got you upset. Moreover, I wasn't writing a formal specification. I'm sorry your assuming the worst and least likely meaning of what I thought was a pretty simple statement triggered you so badly.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

"use the link or cancel the attachment"

The criteria where you would want to "cancel the attachment" here, is when a link would have been inserted in it's stead.

I'm not upset. I am utterly bewildered at how a (presumably) functional adult in 2024 doesn't understand basic email or how cloud drives work.

In looking back I realize that you're one of those people who confuse emphasis with anger. I can't really help you there. Out of curiosity, are you the type of person that reads a sentence with a period at the end as aggressive in a text message?

You say something like: "I think we should do x"

Person replies as: "Ok that should be fine."

Do you read the response as aggressive (active or passive)?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I'm perfectly aware of how it works. My whole comment was a proposed way to manage it that doesn't assume that everyone who uses outlook wants to use MS's cloud service just because they also happen to use Outlook. I'm not sure how you missed that.

As for emphasis, "Press fucking backspace!" has a whole lot of it. I certainly would consider that, and not your hypothetical, as actively aggressive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Lol, you think MS is watching and will give a treat for being such a nice little follower?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nope, I just deal with OneDrive support constantly and I can say definitively that it's pretty decent at what it does, and if the links you are getting or sending are not working, it is your fault.

If you want to bitch about something substantive, how about bitching about how 365 has like 20 admin panels that are opaque about what they are and what they do, terrible menu layouts in those menus, etc.

That stuff is a very real problem.

Some boomer who can't figure out how cloud drives work is not a real issue.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hey everybody, only this guy's problems are the important ones .. so forget what you are concerned about and just listen to this guy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The root issue is that you cannot understand how replacing an attachment that is too large with a link to that file that the recipient can then click, is a fairly elegant way to avoid issues for IT.