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Author: Richard Clayton
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To: Exim Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: [exim] RFC requirements - quota, max msg size on abuse/postmaster account
In message <42C122F4.4050406@???>, Peter Velan
<pv0001@???> writes

>is it ok to define a max msg size of 2 MB for the role accounts
>postmaster and abuse?


until someone sends you a bigger complaint, yes; thereafter no

why not buy a bigger disk ? those 20MB drives should be retired

>Should I define a lower, a higher or no limit at all?


process the email in a timely fashion and you will not hit limits

>What about quota for role accounts?


bouncing complaints with a message that abuse@ is over quota is a sure-
fire way of being put into blacklists.... don't do it!

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richard                                              Richard Clayton


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