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XCON: Event ID 290 and NDR Returned When Sending to Large DL

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This article was previously published under Q246388

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Symptoms

If a user attempts to send a message to a Distribution List (DL), the originator of the message may receive the following non-delivery report (NDR):
From: System Administrator
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 4:26 PM
To: <Originator of message>
Subject: Undeliverable: Check this out!

Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.

Subject: Check this out!
Sent: 11/16/99 4:26 PM

The following recipient(s) could not be reached:


EVERYONE_ALL_DL on 11/16/99 4:26 PM
The content length of the message is too long for the recipient to take delivery
MSEXCH:MSExchangeMTA:corporate:EXCHSERV
The application log also shows an Event ID 290. There are no message size restrictions on the MTA or user mailbox.

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Cause

This is caused by a message size limit placed on the DL. It is a common practice to put a message size limit on large DLs to prevent users from sending large attachments to many people, thus overburdening the network and delaying mail flow.

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Keywords: KB246388, kbprb

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Article Info
Article ID : 246388
Revision : 6
Created on : 10/28/2006
Published on : 10/28/2006
Exists online : False
Views : 241