Re: [exim] Limit number of recipients

--On May 5, 2005 11:55:09 -0500 Edgar Lovecraft <exim-list@???> wrote:


>
> Just use recipients_max as previously posted, I do agree with Tony that
> you do not want to set the recipients_max_reject to TRUE however.

Well, except that the original question was how to reject a message that
exceeded a threshold on recipients.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> recipients_max
> Use: main
> Type: integer
> Default: 0
>
> If this option is set greater than zero, it specifies the
> maximum number of original recipients for any message. Additional
> recipients that are generated by aliasing or forwarding do not
> count. SMTP messages get a 452 response for all recipients over
> the limit; earlier recipients are delivered as normal. Non-SMTP
> messages with too many recipients are failed, and no deliveries
> are done. Note that the RFCs specify that an SMTP server should
> accept at least 100 RCPT commands in a single message.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> recipients_max_reject
> Use: main
> Type: boolean
> Default: false
>
> If this option is set true, Exim rejects SMTP messages containing
> too many recipients by giving 552 errors to the surplus RCPT commands,
> and a 554 error to the eventual DATA command. Otherwise (the default)
> it gives a 452 error to the surplus RCPT commands and accepts the
> message on behalf of the initial set of recipients. The remote server
> should then re-send the message for the remaining recipients at a
> later time.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
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> --EAL--
>
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Ian Eiloart
Servers Team
Sussex University ITS