Dino Ciuffetti wrote: > > > The default maximum total header size is about 100Kb. By > > > comparison, SPF's contribution are infinitessimal. > > > > True, but the default maximum individual header size is about 5Kb. > > > > I run into this problem often enough (usually due to someone > > sending an email to their entire address book), that I make it a > > habit to always remove this limit on my courier installations. > > > > I don't have a patch, but it's only a one line change. > > > > Edit courier/submit.C and change this line: > > > > if (l > headerlimit || l > 5000) > > > > to this: > > > > if (l > headerlimit) > > > > And then rebuild the rpms. > > > > Note - The original line shown above came from memory as I don't > > have the unmodified source handy. It may not be exactly right, but > > if you open the file and search for "headerlimit", you should find > > it on the second match. > > Found it, and patched it! > l=line.GetLength() + header.GetLength(); > if (l > headerlimit || l > 5000) > headercnt=0; > > Why did developers put this limit on the mail header? > Today's clients and servers use to fill the mail header with a lot of > garbage and non standard headers (outlook, exchange, ecc...), and is > easy to reach it. After all we have to do with non standard software, > and with stupid/ignorant people too :-((
I think the limit is specified in the RFCs somewhere. I think I prefer dealing with non-standard software to dealing with clueless users. At least I can usually count on the software to do what I tell it to. :) -- Bowie ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
