----- Original Message ----
> From: Michael <p...@nettrust.co.nz>
> To: postfix-users@postfix.org
> Sent: Tue, December 29, 2009 6:49:47 PM
> Subject: Re: Notification emails
>
> On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:41:32 Wietse Venema wrote:
>
> > The Internet mail standards specify that delivery status notifications
> > have the null sender address. This is for good reasons, and if
> > someone disagrees, you are welcome to refer them to the standards.
> >
> > Wietse
>
> Thanks Wietse.
>
> Ok. This is what's happening. With Amavis disabled on the sender's
> reply-address mail server - the following reject message gets through:
> ---------------------------------------
> This is the mail system at host DELETED.
>
> I'm sorry to have to inform you that your message could not
> be delivered to one or more recipients. It's attached below.
>
> For further assistance, please send mail to postmaster.
>
> If you do so, please include this problem report. You can
> delete your own text from the attached returned message.
>
> The mail system
>
> : delivery failed to mailbox /var/spool/mail/DELETED:
> error writing message: File too large
> unnamed
> Delivery report
> --------------------------------------
The above happens when the file size exceeds the maximum file size set
by the receiving server. Has nothing to do with it being over quota.
Try sending it with a smaller attachment or no attachment whatsoever.
>
> however with Amavis enabled the above message does not turn up in the
> sender's
> email box, thus they have no way of knowing the recipient's mailbox is full.
