Russell Nelson writes:

> Ari Arantes Filho writes:
>  > When I send a message with an attachment with 3mb for an invalid user, the
>  > hole message backs to the sender, notifying him that:
> 
>  > Is it possible the put just the header of the message or just a few lines?
> 
> Sure it's possible.  Anything is possible -- that's why we have
> computers.  The question is whether it's desirable.  Basically, if you
> don't bounce the whole email back to the user, how are they to re-send
> it to the right address?  An MTA can't count on them having kept a
> copy.

That may be true in general case, but with Qmail it's a moot point since
Qmail's bounces are not MIME DSNs, and the mail client has no way to
conveniently resend the message.  All tyou'll see is a huge wad of binary
goo.

-- 
Sam

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