Microsoft KB Archive/246388

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

Article ID: 246388

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q246388



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: 

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.



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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