Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 10 Nov 2000 13:46:39 -0600 | From | Tim Walberg <> | Subject | Re: [Fwd: sendmail fails to deliver mail with attachments in /var/spool/mqueue] |
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On 11/10/2000 16:30 -0300, Horst von Brand wrote: >> "Jeff V. Merkey" <jmerkey@timpanogas.org> said: >> > Horst von Brand wrote: >> >> [...] >> >> > > I've been using sendmail-8.11.1 (no encryption) to talk to MTAs all over >> >> > Turn on encryption, and try sending attachements > 1MB and tell me if >> > you see any problems, like emails sitting in /var/spool/mqueue for a day >> > or two until they go out. I can guarantee you will. >> >> No encryption use; and the maximal message size is 1Mb (for sanity's sake, >> after somebody sent a PowerPoint presentation (some 3Mb), then thought that >> perhaps the target didn't have PowerPoint, and sent it again with the >> PowerPoint package, then noticed this might not work either, and sent it >> _again_ with the full MS Office attached... the joys of sysadminning ;-) >> --
Wow... that just might be one that's due for immortalizing as an urban legend or what not... Definitely stupid user trick material...
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