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linux qmail email messages appear to have an attachment limit but can't figure out where to up it

I am trying to figure out why I can't send a 20M file attachment from my server to an external address. I get a gmail 552 error and nothing.. I can send it internally to another address on the server. Where should I start?

Thanks for the help
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> gmail 552 error
It sounds like gmail reject the email.

Check this URL:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/gmail/thread?tid=02c1b34170f11452&hl=en

Someone suggested use winrar instead of zip.
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that is actually Qmail instead of gmail... my server uses qmail
My bad on that
http://wiki.qmailtoaster.com/index.php/Attachment_size_limitations
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/var/qmail/control/databytes

The size is defined in bytes.
OK, I see that file, but it is blank when I vi it.. do I write something in that file?
Add something like

50000000

(47,68MB)
I made it 50000000 still bounced back and made it 0 and it bounced back with the same error message 552, any other ideas?
did you restart qmail to take effect?
Here is what Qmail says... I wonder if this means the server I am sending it to is rejecting it?

Hi. This is the qmail-send program at ip-XX-XX-XXX-XXX.ip.XXXXXXXX.net.
I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses.
This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.

<XXXXXXX@XXXXXXXX.net>:
XXX.XXX.XX.XXX failed after I sent the message.
Remote host said: 552 Sorry, that message exceeds the maximum message length.
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