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Article ID: 131852

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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SUMMARY

When you use version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows, you may receive a returned mail message similar to the one below:
From: POSTMASTER
Date
To
CC
Subject: Mail Failure

FROM:NET/PO/POSTMASTER
TO:
DATE:
TIME:
SUBJECT: Mailfailure

_____________________________________

[009] Mail maximum size exceeded sending to:
NET2 /PO2.

_____________________________________________
with the original message pasted below.

MORE INFORMATION

The Mail administrator has the ability to put a maximum mail size restriction on mail delivered between postoffices. For an async postoffice, you can configure this setting by selecting External-Admin, Modify, Setup in ADMIN.EXE. You can also use the MaxLanMailSize setting when you launch the External for network connections.

With this setting, when a message or message plus attachment is sent that exceeds the limit, the message will be returned to the sender with the error posted inside the message. The following corresponding entry will be in the SYSTEM.LOG on the senders postoffice:
System log entry on: 06-01-95 08:53
External program has detected a mail problem.

Message data:

From:
Date:
Time:
Subject:

[009] Mail maximum size exceeded sending to:
NET
/PO2


For additional information, please see version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks "Administrator's Guide," page 274.

Additional query words: 3.20 maximum size exceeded

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