Having the same problem in 6.03 with a limit of 25....
----- Original Message -----
From: "kevin wei" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] set email limit
>
> I followed the following instructions. More
> specifically, under
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SMTPD32\Parameters
> there was no a string variable named
> MaxRCPTPerMessage, so I created it as a new DWORD, and
> set the DWORD value to 2. I stoped and restarted the
> SMTP server. it didn't work (it could sent to all the
> 4
> addresses entered).
> Is it possible that setting a number too low (like 2)
> will not work? or what did I do wrong?
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
>
> --- David Lapides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > There should be a setting in Iadmin.exe. Actually,
> > there should be a lot of
> > things in there that aren't, but then we wouldn't
> > have any new versions to
> > look forwward to :-)
> >
> > The following is from the KB. Learn it. Live it.
> > Love it. Oh and 10 is kind
> > of stingy. 25 should be sufficient to stop all but
> > the stupidest of
> > spammers. Spammers pile up lots of recipients in
> > their emails to get them
> > relayed to your server quicker. They'll go elsewhere
> > if they have to break
> > their mailings into more messages.
> >
> > More important is to turn off relaying (or limit it
> > to localhost, etc.) If
> > the bulk messages are coming from a user on your
> > server, just terminate
> > their account.
> >
> > http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-19990805-DM02.htm
> >
> >
> >
> > Question/Problem: How to set Maximum Recipients per
> > Message.
> >
> > Answer/Solution: To restrict large amounts of
> > messages being sent at one
> > time to multiple users (a common characteristic of
> > spam):
> >
> > 1) run regedit. Locate the following key
> >
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SMTPD32\Parameters
> >
> > 2) Under this key, locate the registry string
> > variable named
> > MaxRCPTPerMessage; if none exists, create one.
> >
> > 3) Set the DWORD value to the desired maximum number
> > of recipients. (Note
> > that 0 means unlimited.)
> >
> > 4) Stop and restart the SMTP server.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "kevin wei" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 2:59 PM
> > Subject: [IMail Forum] set email limit
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Is there a way to set a limit on the number of
> > email
> > > addresses (say 10) one email message can be sent
> > to?
> > > The purpose is to virtually eliminate spam (mass
> > > mailing, usually to >100 addresses).
> > >
> > > If there is no such setting in Imail, do you know
> > > of any third-party software or any other way to
> > > prevent some users from using Imail server to
> > spam?
> > >
> > > Kevin
> > >
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