It is a setting on the SMTP server.  You have to either change the setting
in the SMTP server, or, you need to change the maximum in your Listserv
(MAXBSMTP)
<http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/1.8e/sitemgr/sitevars.html#cMaxBSMTP> site
configuration.

--On Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:01 AM -0800 Brett Watts
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> In looking through my Listserv log files yesterday, I noticed that I was
> getting a message of "Too many recipients" in the SMTP log.  Here is an
> example:
>
> 06 Jan 2010 23:59:54 >RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]> 06 Jan 2010 23:59:54
> <250 2.1.5 Recipient OK 06 Jan 2010 23:59:54 >RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
> 06 Jan 2010 23:59:54 <250 2.1.5 Recipient OK 06 Jan 2010 23:59:54 >RCPT
> TO:<[log in to unmask]> 06 Jan 2010 23:59:54 <250 2.1.5 Recipient OK 06 Jan
> 2010 23:59:54 >RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]> 06 Jan 2010 23:59:59 <452 4.5.3
> Too many recipients 06 Jan 2010 23:59:59 -> RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
> 06 Jan 2010 23:59:59 452 4.5.3 Too many recipients
>
> This  has just started happening on my mailing lists with larger
> memberships.
>
> I've never had this problem show up in the Logs before.  What does this
> message mean?
>
> I began getting his message when I change the SMTP_Forward setting to a
> new SMTP server.  Emails are going out but apparently not from the larger
> lists.  Anyone have any ideas what this message means, what causes it,
> and how is it connected to an SMTP server.
>
> Our Listserv server is on a Windows Server 2003 machine and Listserv is
> v15.5.
>
> Thank you in advance for your help and suggestions.
>
> Brett Watts
>
>
>
>
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> Information Technology Services
> Pomona College
> 156 E 7th Street
> Claremont, CA 91711
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