--- Mailman/Handlers/Hold.py	2008-06-23 10:43:21.000000000 -0700
+++ Mailman/Handlers/Hold.py	2010-02-22 10:18:56.812500000 -0800
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
             # no return
     #
     # Is the message too big?
-    if mlist.max_message_size > 0:
+    if hasattr(mm_cfg, 'MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE'):
         bodylen = 0
         for line in email.Iterators.body_line_iterator(msg):
             bodylen += len(line)
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@
                 bodylen += len(part.preamble)
             if part.epilogue:
                 bodylen += len(part.epilogue)
-        if bodylen/1024.0 > mlist.max_message_size:
-            hold_for_approval(mlist, msg, msgdata,
-                              MessageTooBig(bodylen, mlist.max_message_size))
+        if bodylen/1024.0 > mm_cfg.MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE:
+            err = MessageTooBig(bodylen, mm_cfg.MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE)
+            raise Errors.RejectMessage, err.reason_notice()
             # no return
     #
     # Are we gatewaying to a moderated newsgroup and is this list the