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I don't know what the actual max res is (probably a max file size rather than a max res anyway), but it's considered good practice, and makes your photo look best, if you keep your resolution to around monitor size. A lot of people stick lower than 1000 pixels max on a side. I personally do 1024 because I've been doing 1024 for so long that it's ingrained into my fingers.
The reason for this is twofold: 1. Downloading a full-resolution shot takes a long time. Even on my cable modem or on my company's OC-whatever, it takes around 15-30 seconds. Doesn't sound like much, but when you're used to damn near instant downloads, it feels like a long time. 2. This is the bigger one: Full res looks like shit. Viewers have the option of either letting the browser resize it (which they do very, very poorly. Makes things look like they have jagged edges and all sorts of artifacts. Their algorithms are optimized for speed, not image quality) or looking at it at the pixel-peeping, 100% size which will always look like ass.
The only time it makes sense to upload the full resolution shot is if you're either doing it specifically to talk about the sharpness of the lens or high ISO performance of your camera, or if someone specifically requests it (and you don't mind them potentially stealing your work).
tl;dr: FUCKING RESIZE, FUCKING NEWFAG.
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