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Exchange Attachment Limits
Exchange keep kicking out large attachments. I have changed the SMTP virtual server to "no limit', and the message delivery (under Global Settings) to "no limit", and made sure there were no limits on the users mailbox, but it still keeps giving me:
<<<552 Requested mail action aborted: exceeded storage allocation 554 5.0.0 Service Unavailable>>>
and
<<<552 5.2.3 Message size exceeds fixed maximum message size (5000000) 554 5.0.0 Service unavailable>>>
Do I need to stop and start all the exchange services for these settings to take place, or am I missing something?
Bryant
<<<552 Requested mail action aborted: exceeded storage allocation 554 5.0.0 Service Unavailable>>>
and
<<<552 5.2.3 Message size exceeds fixed maximum message size (5000000) 554 5.0.0 Service unavailable>>>
Do I need to stop and start all the exchange services for these settings to take place, or am I missing something?
Bryant
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It's local. Several sending mail servers are reporting the same issue. Mail being sent to our server is being kicked back.
Bryant
Bryant
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In Exchange 2000 there are several places that the message size is set.
There is a global setting, Exchange System Manager > Global Settings > Right-click Message Delivery, and then click Properties >Default tab to configure the Receiving message size and the Sending message size.
If you are using a connector (to other servers) then adjust the Connector Setting
System Manager > Administrative Groups > expand your Administrative Group Name > Routing Groups (if applicable) > expand Routing Group Name, Expand Connectors, right-click the connector that you want to configure, and then click Properties. > On the Content Restrictions tab, under Allowed sizes
You said you adjusted the SMTP virtual limits at
System Manager > Administrative Groups > Your Administrative Group Name > Servers > Your Server Name > Protocols > SMTP node > Right-click SMTP Virtual Server Name, and then click Properties. > Messages tab to set the maximum size that you want to permit
And lastly at the individual user level
Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in > locate the user account > Right-click the user's account, and then click Properties > Exchange General tab > Delivery Restrictions to set the maximum size that you want to permit.
Of course all of these limits work together. A 2MB limit at the Global settings limit would trump a 3 MB on the SMTP virtual server
There is a global setting, Exchange System Manager > Global Settings > Right-click Message Delivery, and then click Properties >Default tab to configure the Receiving message size and the Sending message size.
If you are using a connector (to other servers) then adjust the Connector Setting
System Manager > Administrative Groups > expand your Administrative Group Name > Routing Groups (if applicable) > expand Routing Group Name, Expand Connectors, right-click the connector that you want to configure, and then click Properties. > On the Content Restrictions tab, under Allowed sizes
You said you adjusted the SMTP virtual limits at
System Manager > Administrative Groups > Your Administrative Group Name > Servers > Your Server Name > Protocols > SMTP node > Right-click SMTP Virtual Server Name, and then click Properties. > Messages tab to set the maximum size that you want to permit
And lastly at the individual user level
Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in > locate the user account > Right-click the user's account, and then click Properties > Exchange General tab > Delivery Restrictions to set the maximum size that you want to permit.
Of course all of these limits work together. A 2MB limit at the Global settings limit would trump a 3 MB on the SMTP virtual server
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Thank all of you for your suggestings and help. Here's what I found:
All of the places I mentioned and all of you mentioned were checked and re-checked, but it wasn't any of those settings causing the problem. The client neglected to tell me (I am a consultant), that they were using a WatchGuard Firewall with and SMTP proxy. In the proxy configuration, under inbound, the default setting was a maximum of 3000KB (obviously, 3MB or so). I kicked the number to the maximum allowed by the Watchguard software (30000KB) and it worked.
Points of interest:
During testing, I found that Exchange/Watchguard Proxy takes the lesser of the values specified in all locations.
If you are using a Watchguard Firewall SMTP proxy, you cannot allow attachments larger than 30MB
I had to stop and start the SMTP virtual service to get the values to take.
I telneted to port 25 of the mail server and used the:
EHLO mail.domain.com
The response gave me several values, the one of interest was:
SIZE = 3072000 (which is what pointed me in the WatchGuard Direction
The only thing I find strange is that the original error message in the NDR was reporting a maximum of 5000000 (or 5MB), when the watchguard was set to 3MB. I fixed the problem, but I still don't understand that one!
Thanks for all your help,
Bryant
All of the places I mentioned and all of you mentioned were checked and re-checked, but it wasn't any of those settings causing the problem. The client neglected to tell me (I am a consultant), that they were using a WatchGuard Firewall with and SMTP proxy. In the proxy configuration, under inbound, the default setting was a maximum of 3000KB (obviously, 3MB or so). I kicked the number to the maximum allowed by the Watchguard software (30000KB) and it worked.
Points of interest:
During testing, I found that Exchange/Watchguard Proxy takes the lesser of the values specified in all locations.
If you are using a Watchguard Firewall SMTP proxy, you cannot allow attachments larger than 30MB
I had to stop and start the SMTP virtual service to get the values to take.
I telneted to port 25 of the mail server and used the:
EHLO mail.domain.com
The response gave me several values, the one of interest was:
SIZE = 3072000 (which is what pointed me in the WatchGuard Direction
The only thing I find strange is that the original error message in the NDR was reporting a maximum of 5000000 (or 5MB), when the watchguard was set to 3MB. I fixed the problem, but I still don't understand that one!
Thanks for all your help,
Bryant
ASKER
Gave the points to JasonBigham since he was leading in the direction of a Gateway or other unit.
Bryant
Bryant
Just a point for posterity here...
If you put in 0 for the maximum size in the watchguard proxy, it will have no limit. So you CAN allow attachments larger than 30mb.
Regards,
Rick
If you put in 0 for the maximum size in the watchguard proxy, it will have no limit. So you CAN allow attachments larger than 30mb.
Regards,
Rick
if it's sending the destination mail server is generating the message. Not your local server.