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The method according to Claim 1, wherein the process of sending the compressed multimedia message according to the maximum size of the multimedia message supported by the called terminal specifically includes:if the size of the compressed multimedia message is smaller than or equal to the maximum size of the multimedia message supported by the called terminal, then the compressed multimedia message is sent directly; andif the size of the compressed multimedia message is greater than the maximum size of the multimedia message supported by the called terminal, then the compressed multimedia message is divided into multiple sub-multimedia-messages, wherein the size of each sub-multimedia-message is all smaller than or equal to the maximum size of the multimedia message supported by the called terminal. 
