--- a/mod_muc_limits/README.markdown	Sat Jun 24 23:53:48 2023 +0200
+++ b/mod_muc_limits/README.markdown	Sat Jun 24 23:56:13 2023 +0200
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@
 You can define (globally or per-MUC component) the following options:
 
   Name                  Default value   Description
-  --------------------- --------------- ----------------------------------------------
+  --------------------- --------------- --------------------------------------------------
   muc_event_rate        0.5             The maximum number of events per second.
   muc_burst_factor      6               Allow temporary bursts of this multiple.
   muc_max_nick_length   23              The maximum allowed length of user nicknames
+  muc_max_line_count    23              The maximum allowed number of lines in a message
 
 For more understanding of how these values are used, see the algorithm
 section below.

--- a/mod_muc_limits/mod_muc_limits.lua	Sat Jun 24 23:53:48 2023 +0200
+++ b/mod_muc_limits/mod_muc_limits.lua	Sat Jun 24 23:56:13 2023 +0200
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 local burst = math.max(module:get_option_number("muc_burst_factor", 6), 1);
 
 local max_nick_length = module:get_option_number("muc_max_nick_length", 23); -- Default chosen through scientific methods
+local max_line_count = module:get_option_number("muc_max_line_count", 23); -- Default chosen through s/scientific methods/copy and paste/
+
 local join_only = module:get_option_boolean("muc_limit_joins_only", false);
 local dropped_count = 0;
 local dropped_jids;
@@ -52,6 +54,11 @@
 		-- TODO calculate a text diagonal cross-section or some mathemagical
 		-- number, maybe some cost multipliers
 		local body_lines = select(2, body:gsub("\n[^\n]*", ""));
+		if body_lines > max_line_count then
+			origin.send(st.error_reply(stanza, "modify", "policy-violation", "Your message is too long, please write a shorter one"):up()
+				:tag("x", { xmlns = xmlns_muc; }));
+			return true;
+		end
 		cost = cost + body_lines;
 	end
 	if not throttle:poll(cost) then