XADM: Misleading NDR When Recipient has Incoming Size Limit

• Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you sent a message a Microsoft Exchange account that has a Maximum Incoming Message Size limit and the message exceeds this limit, you will receive Non-Delivery Report (NDR) similar to the following:

   Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients:
   Subject: test
   Sent: 7/16/96 2:23:23 PM
   The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
   Curley on 7/16/96 2:23:23 PM
   Either the size of this message exceeds your maximum allowed message
   size or you have exceeded the storage limit on  your mailbox.
   [MSEXCH:MSExchangeIS:MARVEL:XMEN]"

MORE INFORMATION

Notice that the NDR seems to imply that the sender has exceeded a quota or message size limit although the sender does not have any restrictions and the restrictions are on the intended recipient.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.