Exchange 2007 – Global Message Limits

Global Message Size Limits

This section will provide steps for setting Global message size limits.

Inbound Message Size Limits

Setting Inbound (Receive) Message Size Limits.

1. In Exchange Management Shell, run the following command where <size> is entered as the default of "unlimited" or the size in B (Bytes), KB (Kilobytes), or MB (Megabytes) in a range of 0 to 2147483647 bytes:

Set-TransportConfig -MaxReceiveSize <size>

a. For example, to set the maximum message size that can be received by recipients in the Exchange Organization to 10 Megabytes you would enter:

Set-TransportConfig -MaxReceiveSize 10MB

b. To set the maximum message size that can be received by recipients in the Exchange Organization to the default value of unlimited you would enter:

Set-TransportConfig -MaxReceiveSize unlimited

 

Outbound Message Size Limits

Setting Outbound (Send) Message Size Limits.

1. In Exchange Management Shell, run the following command where <size> is entered as the default of "unlimited" or the size in B (Bytes), KB (Kilobytes), or MB (Megabytes) in a range of 0 to 2147483647 bytes

Set-TransportConfig -MaxSendSize <size>

a. For example, to set the maximum message size that can be sent by users in the Exchange Organization to 10 Megabytes you would enter:

Set-TransportConfig -MaxSendSize 10MB

b. To set the maximum message size that can be sent by users in the Exchange Organization to the default value of unlimited you would enter:

Set-TransportConfig -MaxSendSize unlimited