This on a MX5.3 on 7.3-1 system,  The text of incoming mail is being
truncated,
for example reading directly form VMS mail:

---- start sample ----
Two Exciting Stay and Play Packages in Palm Springs!!

Take a break this Fall and enjoy the finest golfing experience that PALM
SPRINGS
 has to offer. The weather is already fantastic. Rated 4 stars by Golf
Digest, T
ahquitz Creek is the only Arnold Palmer managed property in the desert and
is kn
own for its exc

Visit Our Web Site at www.tahquitzcreek.com

--- end sample ---


You will note that there do not appear to be any carriage returns and that
the truncation seems to occur after 256 characters.

Now I haven't changed anything so I don't understand how this can suddenly
happen.  Now I am using MX smtp server and I have been playing with spam
filtering.


---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.524 / Virus Database: 321 - Release Date: 10/6/2003

Never mind, Matt helped me out, there was a setting override the
default behaviour.


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tom Linden [mailto:tom@kednos.com]
>Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 6:23 AM
>To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
>Subject: Mail text truncated
>
>
>This on a MX5.3 on 7.3-1 system,  The text of incoming mail is being
>truncated,
>for example reading directly form VMS mail:
>
>---- start sample ----
>Two Exciting Stay and Play Packages in Palm Springs!!
>
>Take a break this Fall and enjoy the finest golfing experience that PALM
>SPRINGS
> has to offer. The weather is already fantastic. Rated 4 stars by Golf
>Digest, T
>ahquitz Creek is the only Arnold Palmer managed property in the desert and
>is kn
>own for its exc
>
>Visit Our Web Site at www.tahquitzcreek.com
>
>--- end sample ---
>
>
>You will note that there do not appear to be any carriage returns and that
>the truncation seems to occur after 256 characters.
>
>Now I haven't changed anything so I don't understand how this can suddenly
>happen.  Now I am using MX smtp server and I have been playing with spam
>filtering.
>
>
>---
>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
>Version: 6.0.524 / Virus Database: 321 - Release Date: 10/6/2003
>
>---
>Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.
>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
>Version: 6.0.524 / Virus Database: 321 - Release Date: 10/6/2003
>
---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.524 / Virus Database: 321 - Release Date: 10/6/2003

Tom Linden wrote:
> You will note that there do not appear to be any carriage returns and that
> the truncation seems to occur after 256 characters.

Ahhh, that damned limit again ! 

When going through DECNET, each record is truncated at 256 bytes because that
is the original limit of DECNET mail transport. If the mail is delivered
locally, the limit doesn't exist.

Remember that microsoft mailers are not compliant and send text with the
<cr><lf> delimiting paragraphs instead of lines. You get one very long line
per paragraph.