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Exchange Server Cookbook
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Exchange Server Cookbook

by Paul Robichaux, Missy Koslosky, Devin L. Ganger
June 2005
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
464 pages
13h 2m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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4.10. Setting Default Send and Receive Size Limits

Problem

You want to set default message size limits for your organization.

Solution

Using a graphical user interface:

  1. Launch the Exchange System Manager (Exchange System Manager.msc).

  2. Open the Global Settings node and select Message Delivery.

  3. Right-click Message Delivery and select Properties.

  4. On the Defaults tab, enter the default size limits in kilobytes for messages sent and received through your organization. Click OK.

Using a command-line interface

Save the following LDIF file (inserting limits, in kilobytes, where indicated):

'----------------   limits.ldf ------------------
dn: CN=Message Delivery,CN=Global Settings,CN=First Organization,
CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,
  DC=<domain>,DC=com
changetype: modify
replace: submissionContLength
submissionContLength: <yourSendLimit>
-

dn: CN=Message Delivery,CN=Global Settings,CN=First Organization,
CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,
   DC=<domain>,DC=com
changetype: modify
replace: delivContLength
delivContLength: <yourReceiveLimit>
-

Run the following command to import the LDIF file and apply the new limits:

> ldifde -i -f <filename.ldf>

To clear the global message size limits, save the following LDIF file:

'-------------------- clearlimits.ldf ------------------
dn: CN=Message Delivery,CN=Global Settings,CN=First Organization,
CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,
   DC=<domain>,DC=com changetype: modify delete: submissionContLength - dn: CN=Message ...
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