[Techtalk] Mail Size

[leslie at freakybutt.net]

In your sendmail.cf you can add the following lines to the end of your
configuration.

# maximum message size
O MaxMessageSize=1000000

The max message size is in bytes so make sure you do the calculations
accordingly. :)

- Leslie



On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, mc wrote:

> Greetings all,
> 
> This is probably a dumb and easy question, but has me a bit stumped, not 
> being a mail admin usually.
> 
> I am trying to write a script to automagically email a log file 
> to  someone.  I have the script working, but it is failing with the message:
> 
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> 552 5.2.3 Message exceeds maximum fixed size (5242880)
> 
> So, one wonders, where is the maximum message size set, in 
> sendmail.conf?  I can compress the log, but it is starting at 13MB so I 
> don't think I can compress it enough to not need to change the size.
> 
> Any and all pointers much appreciated!
> 
> 
> mc
> I haven't lost my mind,
> It is backed up on disk somewhere.
> 
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