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I'm trying to "reply all" to about 40 different addresses but the system keeps sending me an error message

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The error message:"An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: tarpitting g_bomb_max_from (lonejacklarry@kcweb.net) 22/20.

Please check the message recipient "gjdeath@mchsi.com" and try again."

If I try to reply once again, the message is the same but with a different email address.

The error message:"An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: tarpitting g_bomb_max_from (lonejacklarry@kcweb.net) 22/20. Please check the message recipient "gjdeath@mchsi.com" and try again." If I try to reply once again, the message is the same but with a different email address.

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Your server is telling you that the email has to many recipients. (22/20). I read that as 22 recipients on a limit of 20. Nothing Thunderbird can do about the server refusing the mail for having to many recipients.

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Your server is telling you that the email has to many recipients. (22/20). I read that as 22 recipients on a limit of 20. Nothing Thunderbird can do about the server refusing the mail for having to many recipients.

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Thanks, Matt. I don't know how to read the computer lingo but it makes sense. I will bring it up with the server.

Thanks, again, Larry