diff --git a/3.0/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard.php b/3.0/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard.php
index 8b922bf2..5b45d759 100644
--- a/3.0/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard.php
+++ b/3.0/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard.php
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ class ecard_Core {
       ->error_messages("required", t("You must enter a valid email address"))
       ->error_messages("invalid", t("You must enter a valid email address"));
     $group->textarea("text")
-      ->label(t("Message"))
+      ->label(t("Message (255 chars max)"))
       ->id("g-text")
-      ->rules("required")
-      ->error_messages("required", t("You must enter a message"));
+      ->rules("required|length[0,255]")
+      ->error_messages("required", t("You must enter a message"))
+	  ->error_messages("length", t("Your message is too long, please shorten."));	  
 	$group->checkbox("send_to_self")
       ->label(t("Send yourself a copy"))
 	  ->value(true)
diff --git a/3.0/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard_installer.php b/3.0/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard_installer.php
index 66ef5d31..953ad3e0 100644
--- a/3.0/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard_installer.php
+++ b/3.0/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard_installer.php
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ class ecard_installer {
                     "Click the image to be taken to the gallery.");
     module::set_var("ecard", "bcc", "");
     module::set_var("ecard", "access_permissions", "everybody");
-    module::set_version("ecard", 6);
+    module::set_version("ecard", 7);
   }
 }
diff --git a/3.0/modules/ecard/module.info b/3.0/modules/ecard/module.info
index 0a13b636..979aae83 100644
--- a/3.0/modules/ecard/module.info
+++ b/3.0/modules/ecard/module.info
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 name = "E-Card"
 description = "Send a photo as a postcard"
-version = 6
+version = 7
 
diff --git a/3.1/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard.php b/3.1/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard.php
index a365c9ab..616c71a3 100644
--- a/3.1/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard.php
+++ b/3.1/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard.php
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ class ecard_Core {
       ->error_messages("required", t("You must enter a valid email address"))
       ->error_messages("invalid", t("You must enter a valid email address"));
     $group->textarea("text")
-      ->label(t("Message"))
+      ->label(t("Message (255 chars max)"))
       ->id("g-text")
-      ->rules("required")
-      ->error_messages("required", t("You must enter a message"));
+      ->rules("required|length[0,255]")
+      ->error_messages("required", t("You must enter a message"))
+  	  ->error_messages("length", t("Your message is too long, please shorten."));
 	$group->checkbox("send_to_self")
       ->label(t("Send yourself a copy"))
 	  ->value(true)
diff --git a/3.1/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard_installer.php b/3.1/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard_installer.php
index 66ef5d31..953ad3e0 100644
--- a/3.1/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard_installer.php
+++ b/3.1/modules/ecard/helpers/ecard_installer.php
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ class ecard_installer {
                     "Click the image to be taken to the gallery.");
     module::set_var("ecard", "bcc", "");
     module::set_var("ecard", "access_permissions", "everybody");
-    module::set_version("ecard", 6);
+    module::set_version("ecard", 7);
   }
 }
diff --git a/3.1/modules/ecard/module.info b/3.1/modules/ecard/module.info
index 0a13b636..979aae83 100644
--- a/3.1/modules/ecard/module.info
+++ b/3.1/modules/ecard/module.info
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 name = "E-Card"
 description = "Send a photo as a postcard"
-version = 6
+version = 7