File size exceeded but attachment not removed.

[Julian Field]

At 07:23 19/09/2003, you wrote:
>I have the following in my MC file set before this happened.
>
>define(`UUCP_MAILER_MAX', `10000000')dnl
>
>I then believe this is the incorrect option. What would then be the
>correct option in the sendmail.mc file. Not the cf file.

define(`confMAX_MESSAGE_SIZE',      `100000000')

>Even with this rectified I still need to Block mail by sizes per user in
>MailScanner
>
>Thanx
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
>Behalf Of Raymond Dijkxhoorn
>Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 11:41 PM
>To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>Subject: Re: File size exceeded but attachment not removed.
>
>
>Hi!
>
> > Sendmail's message size blocking definitely works, I have used it for
> > years. The fact that 2 different size-blocking systems both fail for
> > you tends to imply that mail is coming in via some other route which
> > doesn't involve these checks.
> >
> > At 10:03 18/09/2003, you wrote:
> > >I don't want to be a nag but any news on this issue. Any place where
> > >I can go and have a look at the code. Maybe it is just attaching the
> > >wrong attachment. Someone managed to send a 167MB email to my server
> > >and this caused huge problems. Sendmail is supposed to block but that
>
> > >did not work either.
>
>Exact. We use it on sendmail also, and NEVER seen a bigger one comming
>in then our limit. I do see loads of message to big in the logs, so
>pretty much works okaay! :)
>
>I suggest taking a look in the mailheaders where that mail was posted
>from.
>
>Bye,
>Raymond.
>
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