Re: Message size limits in 5.5
From: Dan Townsend [MSFT] (dtown_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/19/04
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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 07:21:39 -0600
XCON: MTA Size Restrictions Affect Local Delivery with Message Journaling
ID: 199325
This should force local mail to use the MTA. Otherwise set the message size
limit on all the users.
-- Hope that helps, Dan Townsend This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Please do not send email to this address, post a reply to this newsgroup. Use of included script samples are subject to the terms specified at http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm "Phil McNeill" <philm@NOSPAMhydroottawa.com> wrote in message news:%236Y7cam9DHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > Hi, thanks to both for the responses. I didn't actually make any change. > It has been set at 8000K for a few years. > > So, there is no way to limit message sizes handled by an MTA on an > individual server? How do I prevent someone from sending a 250MB file > individually to everyone in the GAL and filling up the drive (I know, I'm > paranoid, but sh#t happens both accidentally and maliciously). I believe > that mailbox size limits (which I do enforce) will allow a final message of > any size to push the user over their limit, so they won't protect from that > (correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's the behaviour I've seen). Will > the Outgoing or Incoming message limits on individual mailboxes help me > here? If so, is there any way to set this globally and not on every single > mailbox? > > Thanks very much for the help! > > Phil > > "Martin Blackstone [MVP - Exchange]" <martinb@myrealbox.com> wrote in > message news:ezojKNm9DHA.2392@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > > The MTA size limit would only work if there were more than one server. If > > everyone is on the same server, that wont help. > > > > -- > > Martin Blackstone > > MVP - Exchange > > > > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exchange.htm > > > > > > http://www.swinc.com/resource/e2kfaq_appxc.htm > > "Neil Hobson [MVP]" <neil.hobson@nospam.silversands.co.uk> wrote in > message > > news:uuhuaCm9DHA.2404@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > > > My 5.5 knowledge is a little sketchy now, but I assume you restarted the > > MTA > > > service after making the change? > > > > > > -- > > > Neil Hobson > > > Exchange MVP > > > > > > For Exchange news, links, and tips, check: > > > http://www.msexchange.co.uk > > > > > > "Phil McNeill" <philm@NOSPAMhydroottawa.com> wrote in message > > > news:ecyjv5l9DHA.3204@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > In the MTA Properties for my only Exchange server, I have set the > > Maximum > > > > Message Size to 8000K. One of my internal users just managed to send > > > > another of my internal users an 80MB Word document, causing both of > them > > > > grief as their mailbox limits ended up exceeded. > > > > > > > > The limit I have on the IMC seems to work, but for some reason the MTA > > is > > > > allowing internal mail larger than I have specified. Have I missed > > > > something? > > > > > > > > TIA, > > > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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