Stephen M Ciirah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> A client sends a 400kb attachment (legitimate mail) and CC's about 2000
> recipients. As far as he is concerned he only sent on 400k mail to our
> server. Our server splits those CC's into 2000 separate messages, amounting
> to about 800mb of mail traffic.
>
> Q1. What is the general mail policy regarding how users should use their
> ISPs mail server to relay their messages?
They should abide by the your terms of service (TOS). Your policy
should state what reasonable use of the mail system is. cc'ing 2000
people with a 400kb attachment sounds like a particularly clueless
spammer to me.
> Q2. Do ISPs condone such behavior from users?
None that I've dealt with.
> Q3. How can qmail limit the number of CCs per mail?
There are patches which do this.
Charles
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