Here is an SMTP transcript which I don't follow.
I would have though that after "452" from PostFix,
Exim should have stopped trying to send the mail
rather than persevering with RCPT TO and DATA.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Ollie
MACHINE# exim -bV
Exim version 3.22 #1 built 28-Mar-2001 14:21:04
Copyright (c) University of Cambridge 2001
I have replaced the names of the servers/workstations
involved with:
receiver: A-MACHINE
original-sender: ANOTHER-MACHINE
sending MX: MACHINE
Out: 220 A-MACHINE.noc.clara.net ESMTP Postfix
In: EHLO MACHINE.uk.clara.net
Out: 250-A-MACHINE.noc.clara.net
Out: 250-PIPELINING
Out: 250-SIZE 10240000
Out: 250-ETRN
Out: 250 8BITMIME
In: MAIL FROM:<root@???> SIZE=2814189
Out: 452 Insufficient system storage
In: RCPT TO:<mark@???>
Out: 503 Error: need MAIL command
In: DATA
Out: 503 Error: need RCPT command
In: QUIT
Out: 221 Bye
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Oliver Cook Systems Administrator, ClaraNET
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