Re: [Exim] MTA-imposed quota exceeded

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Author: Malcolm Beattie
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To: Philip Hazel
CC: David Sheryn, michael, exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] MTA-imposed quota exceeded
Philip Hazel writes:
> On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, David Sheryn wrote:
>
> > Well, I prefer "The recipient's mailbox is full"
>
> That's fine for the uninitiated. I feel, however, that it is necessary
> to distinguish between an operating system quota and an Exim-imposed
> quota. How about
>
> The recipient's mailbox is full (MTA limit)
> The recipient's mailbox is full (OS limit)


You might as well put

    The recipient's mailbox is full (AARDVARK limit)


given the number of users who will understand (a) what MTA stands for
(b) what OS stands for and (c) what the difference between the two is.

--Malcolm

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Malcolm Beattie <mbeattie@???>
Unix Systems Programmer
Oxford University Computing Services