Re: [ALUG] Problems sending replies to ALUG list

Ian Douglas alug@k1ngph1cher.com writes:

I am confused. Each time I have tried to send replies to posts on the ALUG list this morning an error box has appeared on my PC saying:

ERROR:

Sending failed:
a SMTP error occurred.
Command: DATA
Response: 452 Filesystem error - message not accepted

The message will stay in the 'outbox' folder until you either fix the
problem (e.g. a broken address) or remove the message from the 'outbox'
folder.

Note other messages will also be blocked by this message as long as it 
in the 'outbox' folder.

The following transport protocol was used:
smtp://smtp.ntlworld.com:25

I have therefore resent my reply. However looking at my inbox it does seem though that this error message is wrong and my replies have indeed reached the ALUG list ok.

Anyone any idea what is going on?

4xx responses indicates a temporary error; the sending software should try again later, rather than report a problem to the user. It's normal for temporary errors to occur from time to time.

Sending software that immediately reports such errors to the user, rather than retrying at a reasonable interval, is broken.