Q153754: XADM: Misleading NDR When Recipient has Incoming Size Limit

Article: Q153754
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 31-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you sent a message a Microsoft Exchange account that has a Maximum Incoming
Message Size limit and the message exceeds this limit, you will receive
Non-Delivery Report (NDR) similar to the following:

  Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients:
  Subject: test
  Sent: 7/16/96 2:23:23 PM
  The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
  Curley on 7/16/96 2:23:23 PM
  Either the size of this message exceeds your maximum allowed message size or
  you have exceeded the storage limit on your mailbox.
  [MSEXCH:MSExchangeIS:MARVEL:XMEN]"

MORE INFORMATION
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Notice that the NDR seems to imply that the sender has exceeded a quota or
message size limit although the sender does not have any restrictions and the
restrictions are on the intended recipient.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0

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