sendmail problem, 552 message size of 5021875 bytes exceeds site limit of 4194304 bytes

[bent_1]

hi..
i got a problem with sendmail..

i keep got this message when using sendmail with message n attachment greater then 4MB..

can anyone help..? the attachment already compressed but it still greater than 4MB..

>>> MAIL From: SIZE=5021875
552 message size of 5021875 bytes exceeds site limit of 4194304 bytes
Service unavailable
/dead.letter... Saved message in /dead.letter

sendmail version
# what /usr/sbin/sendmail | grep version
version.c 8.9.3.1 (Berkeley) 10/10/2003 (PHNE_29774)

i already used MaxMessageSize parameter at sendmail.cf

# minimum number of free blocks on filesystem
O MinFreeBlocks=100

# maximum message size
O MaxMessageSize=8388608

thanks

[spex]

Did you try restarting the sendmail daemon after modifying sendmail.cf?

# /sbin/init.d/sendmail stop
# /sbin/init.d/sendmail start

PCS

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom bent,

The message needs to be re-sent from its source after sendmail is restarted(see prior post).

You have found the right parametr, but there is no getting this big message out of dead letter.

SEP

[spex]

'mailq' will show messages stuck in your mail queue. By default, these messages will be in 'var/spool/mqueue/', and should be deleted to free up space.

PCS

[bent_1]

hi all...

i already restart the sendmail service with..

# /sbin/init.d/sendmail stop
# /sbin/init.d/sendmail start

and try to re-send the email..
but i still got the same problem..

# /email/bent>sendmail -v -t < email-ujb.txt
xxxxxx@xxx.xxxxxx.com... Connecting to xxxxxx.com via relay...
220 server.xxxxxx.net ESMTP Server (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service 5.5.2653.13) ready
>>> EHLO xxx.xxxxxx.com
250-server.xxxxxx.net Hello [100.100.100.215]
250-XEXCH50
250-HELP
250-ETRN
250-DSN
250-SIZE 4194304
250-AUTH LOGIN
250 AUTH=LOGIN
>>> MAIL From: SIZE=4846476
552 message size of 4846476 bytes exceeds site limit of 4194304 bytes
Service unavailable
/dead.letter... Saved message in /dead.letter
Closing connection to xxxxxx.com
>>> QUIT
221 closing connection

# /email/bent>mailq
Mail queue is empty

i have attach my sendmail configuration that i got from 'mailq -v -d'

thanks for the response..
bent

[Michael D. Zorn]

Wouldn't it be better to send the file with ftp?

[spex]

bent,

Is this a limitation of your mail relay? What is the maximum message size set to in Exchange?

PCS

[bent_1]

at last problem is solve.
after i ask our net admin..
there is limitation with our exchange server to 4 MB Maximum Message Size.

after increase the limitation, email can send succesfully.

thanks to all.. :)