Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes on 30 August 1999 at 22:10:43 GMT
> Russell Nelson writes:
>
> > Ari Arantes Filho writes:
> > > When I send a message with an attachment with 3mb for an invalid user, the
> > > hole message backs to the sender, notifying him that:
> >
> > > Is it possible the put just the header of the message or just a few lines?
> >
> > Sure it's possible. Anything is possible -- that's why we have
> > computers. The question is whether it's desirable. Basically, if you
> > don't bounce the whole email back to the user, how are they to re-send
> > it to the right address? An MTA can't count on them having kept a
> > copy.
>
> That may be true in general case, but with Qmail it's a moot point since
> Qmail's bounces are not MIME DSNs, and the mail client has no way to
> conveniently resend the message. All tyou'll see is a huge wad of binary
> goo.
My email software can resend qmail bounces just fine. In general,
email software was resending bounces before there were DSNs, and in
fact DSN isn't very widely supported yet.
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