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Too Many Recipients Scenario

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Too Many Recipients Scenario

Too Many Recipients Scenario

         R: 220 BERKELEY.ARPA Simple Mail Transfer Service Ready
         S: HELO USC-ISIF.ARPA
         R: 250 BERKELEY.ARPA

         S: MAIL FROM:<Postel@USC-ISIF.ARPA>
         R: 250 OK

         S: RCPT TO:<fabry@BERKELEY.ARPA>
         R: 250 OK

         S: RCPT TO:<eric@BERKELEY.ARPA>
         R: 552 Recipient storage full, try again in another transaction

         S: DATA
         R: 354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
         S: Blah blah blah...
         S: ...etc. etc. etc.
         S: .
         R: 250 OK

         S: MAIL FROM:<Postel@USC-ISIF.ARPA>
         R: 250 OK

         S: RCPT TO:<eric@BERKELEY.ARPA>
         R: 250 OK

         S: DATA
         R: 354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
         S: Blah blah blah...
         S: ...etc. etc. etc.
         S: .
         R: 250 OK

         S: QUIT
         R: 221 BERKELEY.ARPA Service closing transmission channel

                              Scenario 10

Note that a real implementation must handle many recipients as specified in Section 4.5.3.


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