Its my server that is rejecting it as it is rejecting it the moment I try and send it. Any ideas how I can stop it doing this?
Charlie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter A. Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 12:49 AM Subject: Re: Exim4 and Message could not be sent because its size exceeded the server's limit > On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 21:48:53 +0000 > Charlie Grosvenor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have just upgraded to exim4 and now I cannot send large messages (50mb), I > > have increased the limit in the file: > > > > /etc/exim4/conf.d/main/01_exim4-config_listmacrosdefs > > > > MESSAGE_SIZE_LIMIT = 1000M > > > > and updated the main configuration file update-exim4.conf and restarted exim > > and it makes no difference. How do I go about getting rid of this limit? > > > > Thank you > > > Hi Charlie, > > It may not be your server rejecting the message, unless of course it's rejecting the instant you try to send it. > > Generally, most servers don't allow messages above 3, 5, or 10MB due to the load it imposes on the server. > > The size of the email you are trying to send is huge, can you not break it up a bit? > > I manage mail servers in a Windows environment at work (so my Linux mail server knowledge is quite limited) and I am constantly having to explain to users why 50, 100, 500MB email messages are not being sent or received. > > Pete > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
