XPost: alt.vacation   
   From: barmar@alum.mit.edu   
      
   In article ,   
    "Skybuck Flying"  wrote:   
      
   > > The ISP might allow that. But in any event, what's the difference? Let   
   > > the mail box get full, and then her contacts will get the "mailbox   
   > > full" error message. They would get a similar message no matter what.   
   >   
   > Ok, I think this will do.   
   >   
   > What will be the behaviour of for example outlook express when it gets   
   > "remote mailbox full message" ?   
      
   OE won't get this message.  OE just uploads the message to the sender's   
   ISP's mail relay, and then it tries to deliver the message on your   
   behalf.  That's when the delivery error is reported.   
      
   > Will it ever try to resend it ?   
      
   If the destination mail server returns a 4xx error, that indicates a   
   temporary error, and the relay will keep trying for a few days.  If it   
   returns a 5xx error, that indicates a permanent error, and a bounce   
   message will be sent to the sender.  This will also happen if the server   
   reaches its retry limit.   
      
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