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Quota
Each account on the WiscMail system is given 200 MB of storage at no charge. In case you are approaching your quota limit, we have provided some tips for managing/reducing your quota usage and an online way to obtain additional WiscMail storage quota.
Important: Some email clients (desktop clients) may have problems interacting with large accounts. If you begin to have problems, review the client documentation.
The easiest way to monitor your quota is to log into the WiscMail web client with your NetID and password. The bottom of the page will show you the number of messages in the Inbox, the amount of space in use and the amount of space available to your account. The Folders page will show you a breakdown of how much space is used in each of your online folders.
When you get near your quota, the WiscMail system will automatically send you reminders via email:
| Subject | Percent Usage | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Quota Notice - Your Email Account: [your email address] is at XX% or more of capacity - contents | 90% | Once every 48 hours |
| 95% | Once every 24 hours | |
| 100% + | Once every 24 hours |
If you are close to your quota limit, it is possible for a large message to put you over capacity. Once you are at or above your quota limit, messages will no longer be delivered to your account. WiscMail and WiscMail Plus senders will see warning messages when they attempt to send email to your account, and the email will not be accepted. External senders will also be unable to send email to your account, and they will most likely receive notifications from their email providers that the message transmission was unsuccessful. Once adequate space has been made available in your account, either by deleting mail or by purchasing additional quota space, new messages will begin to be delivered to your account.
While quota does not affect messages you send, if your mail client stores a copy of the sent message in an online folder and this does not fit in your quota, you may receive an error that your message cannot be sent because the copy cannot be created.