On Tue, 21 Feb 1995 10:24:28 EST, Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM> wrote:
> I have been getting the error msg. below for a week or so.
> I'm guessing it is because at least one person has a full mailbox,
> but is there anyway to tell which one so I know which to set to nomail?
 
Yes.  See below.  (Two insertions.)
 
>========================================================================
>From:         BITNET list server at ULKYVM (1.8a)
>
>The enclosed mail file has been identified as a delivery error for list
>CARR-L because it was sent to the reserved 'owner-carr-l' mailbox.
>----------------------------- Message in error -------------------------------
>Date: Tue, 21 Feb 95 08:25:54 EST
>From: Network Mailer <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: mail delivery error
>
>Batch SMTP transaction log follows:
>
>220 ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU Columbia MAILER R2.10 ptf000 BSMTP service ready.
>050 HELO ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU
>250 ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU Hello ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU
>050 MAIL FROM:<[log in to unmask]>
>250 <[log in to unmask]>... sender OK.
 
>050 RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
>250         <[log in to unmask]>... recipient OK.
>050 RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
>250         <[log in to unmask]>... recipient OK.
 
Based on Jim's comments (below), I would suspect that it's one (or both)
of the above IDs.  (I have edited-out the "non-offending-parties".)
 
>050 DATA
>354 Start mail input.  End with <crlf>.<crlf>
>554-Mail not delivered to some or all recipients:
>554 Mailer problem: can't read error log.
>050 QUIT
>221 ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU Columbia MAILER BSMTP service done.
 
Date:         Wed, 22 Feb 95 08:57:49 EST
From:         Jim Cocks <[log in to unmask]>
Organization: Univ. of Louisville
Subject:      Re: Columbia Mailer problem? ("can't read error log")
To:           Melvin Klassen <KLASSEN@UVVM>
cc:           Elliott Parker <[log in to unmask]>
In-Reply-To:  Message of Tue, 21 Feb 95 11:11:16 PST from <KLASSEN@UVVM>
 
 This particular item has come up here before, and when I asked
 Louis Wiesmann about it, I was informed that the message is
 generated when the spool limit is exceeded for an individual.
 This first became noticeable when we put up student accounts
 on VM here this past fall, and lowered the spool limit on those
 accounts.  There is no way or at least no easy way for someone
 other than Louis or myself to identify the offending subscription.
 I have an exec and privs to allow me to see who is over limit
 for a specific list but that doesn't help Elliott or other listowners.
 
 The problem then is:  when a person's reader is at their spool limit, no
 mail is delivered, and the ensuing error message identifies the problem as the
 mailer cannot read the error log but doesn't identify the offending userid.