2008/12/9 Ian Eiloart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > --On 9 December 2008 16:15:47 +0000 Peter Bowyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 2008/12/9 Steve Sargent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> >>> Does exim need to read the whole data portion of a message before >>> comparing it to $message_size_limit or does it keep a count as it goes >>> along? >> >> Someone who knows the code will comment on the detail, but since >> there's no opportunity in the SMTP protocol for a server to abort the >> reception of the DATA portion of a message mid-stream (other than >> rudely hanging up, I guess), I'm wondering how Exim would benefit if >> it did what you're asking about. > > It could stop spooling the message to a nearly full disk, perhaps.
I guess so. I'd read something into the original question which doesn't seem to be there on second reading.... -- Peter Bowyer Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/peeebeee -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
