Why is postfix not honoring message_size_limit ?

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • Postfix is not honoring message_size_limit
  • When message_size_limit is set to 5MB, why are users not able to send emails containing attachment with the size of 4.7MB.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • postfix 2.3.3-2
  • MIME attachments

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content