Re: [Exim] hole in message_size_limit? (was: verify = heade…

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Auteur: Philip Hazel
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Aan: Ron
CC: exim-users
Onderwerp: Re: [Exim] hole in message_size_limit? (was: verify = header_sender ...)
On Thu, 22 Jul 2004, Ron wrote:

> It may also be worth noting that a client exceeding a timeout may
> really just have timed out, but a client that ignores an advertised
> size has to do so entirely of its own accord -- so these probably
> should be examined according to different criteria when determining
> local policy for a response.


Not all clients recognize SIZE. There's an awful lot of legacy about.
You don't know if the client looks at SIZE or not.

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