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TerryG
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Registered: ‎29-11-2015

Unable to send email

Hi
Email has worked fine for years but today I can't send (I can receive, but that comes through a different hosted POP server.
When sending a message, no matter how small, I get the message:
Connected to relay.plus.net
After about 30 seconds, I then get:
The size of the message you are trying to send exceeds a temporary size limit of the server. The message was not sent; try to reduce the message size or wait some time and try again. The server responded:  ... temporary failure.
Any ideas please?
Terry
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Midnight_Caller
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Re: Unable to send email

Are you trying to send large Attachments?
TerryG
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Re: Unable to send email

No, emails just say "test" with no attachments. Couldn't get much smaller.
Midnight_Caller
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Re: Unable to send email

Try webmail and see if that works
TerryG
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Re: Unable to send email

Webmail works fine, just not SMTP
Midnight_Caller
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Re: Unable to send email

Ok let's rule out some other stuff, how is your computer connected to the internet is it:
01) by LAN using cat5 cable
02) wifi
TerryG
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Re: Unable to send email

I'm conected by lan but I have a laptop connected by WiFi - same result with both
Midnight_Caller
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Re: Unable to send email

Ok, I was thinking if you were using wifi it may have been you using your neighbors wifi.
Both computers worked with email before? Yes
If yes I am at a loss on why it doesn't work now.  I will send a PM to Bob from PlusNet and see if he can help you!
TerryG
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Re: Unable to send email

Yes, it worked perfectly until yesterday and I've changed nothing. I look forward to hearing from  Bob.
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artmo
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Re: Unable to send email

There are a number of threads on similar problems and Bob Pullen is being very helpful in one of these.
Maybe a mod could pull all the threads together to make it easier for posters and particularly Bob.
bobpullen
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Re: Unable to send email

Quote from: TerryG
Yes, it worked perfectly until yesterday and I've changed nothing. I look forward to hearing from  Bob.

Can you try power-cycling your router (switch it off then back on again) and let me know whether or not that helps?

Bob Pullen
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DaveRobinson
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Re: Unable to send email

I get exactly the same problem. Can send about 70 emails (7k) before I get that message. If I wait an hour I can send the rest. Trouble is I am not sure which have gone and which have failed. What I need to know is .....Is it a size limit or a number of emails limit. Knowing that I can calculate how many to send safely at one time
bobpullen
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Re: Unable to send email

Assuming you're using a Plusnet connection, the per email recipient limit is 250 I believe, with a 1000 recipient per hour limit. Off network these limits are more aggressive.

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