PRB: SMTP Message Size Limitation Does Not Work for E-Mail Messages Sent by MCIS HMI (284118)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.0
  • Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.5
This article was previously published under Q284118

SYMPTOMS

E-mail messages that are sent with the Microsoft Commercial Internet System (MCIS) HTML Mail Interface (HMI) cannot be limited by the SMTP message size limitation (Metabase Key: MaxMessageSize).

CAUSE

The HMI creates the message EML file and places this EML file directly into the Pickup folder of the SMTP service. The size of the e-mail messages that are sent with this method is not checked.

RESOLUTION

To limit the message size, you need a second SMTP host to which you have to relay the dropped messages. In this SMTP service, you can successfully set a message size limitation because this service does not receive e-mail messages through the Pickup folder.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/2/2003
Keywords:kbprb KB284118
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