Emails Bouncing - Please Help!!

jludwig wralphie at comcast.net
Mon Apr 24 21:00:40 UTC 2006


On Monday 24 April 2006 3:59 pm, Steven Pasternak wrote:
> Andy Green wrote:
> > Steven Pasternak wrote:
> >> Hi! I am on a bunch of mailing-lists (this one, kde-linux, and
> >> suse-linux-e), and I have gotten a message from each about my
> >> messages bouncing and my account being suspended. I use thunderbird
> >> 1.5.0.2 on FC5. I have almost 40,000 emails from June '04 saved.
> >> Could I have some sort of virus? Does linux GET viruses? I really
> >> don't want to be permanently canned from the lists, so could anyone
> >> help? Thanks!
> >
> > The list server software has noticed it has been unable to deliver a
> > bunch of mails to your mailbox.  To stop wasting time and bandwidth
> > trying to repeatedly deliver every message forever hopelessly again
> > and again, as a safety measure the list software disables your account
> > temporarily and tries to notify you.
> >
> > Examine your mail logs to find out what happened, or if you simply had
> > extended downtime, just re-enable your account on each list.
> >
> > -Andy
>
> I WAS gone for a week in Florida over spring break; could that be the
> reason?
> -Steven
I see by your email address you are using email service provided by your ISP 
(bellsouth.net).

That being said;
 If you keep all your emails ---  your ISP  limits the amount of hard drive 
space it provides for this service. If your space is full of "junk" and old 
mail then your account is frozen and will not accept any more emails, thereby 
causing new emails to your 'box' to bounce since "your box is full".
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