MAC size attachments in SBS2008 vs. SBS2011

Hello,

Just out of interest, why are you upgrading the SBS2011?   I'd be surprised if you can get your hands on the software now unless you have an existing disc and licence.

I'd consider moving to Windows Server 2012 Essentials with Office 365.

Lee is correct regarding the message limits in Exchange.

Sorry for the delay, I replied the same day with a  very large reply and somehow it wiped out my reply. I'm responding now by creating my reply in a document and ten pasting it here.

“MAC to me is Media Access Control Address”

Folks, I was a little thrown off by this reply and wasn’t planning to respond to this but hoping for more of a response to my posted questions.

Anywhere you read about computers, folks refer to Macintosh computers (Mac Book Pro or iMACS) as MACS. Yes, I was referring to MACS.

There is a difference how a MAC or a PC handles attachment sizes. The link provided, I am familiar with - setting attachment sizes for Windows PC’s (whether they are in the domain or not).

Mac users connect via EWS, which has different limits.
You need to change the EWS limit. This requires a registry change and/or editing the web.config

I apologize that it’s taken this long to reply but I really was hoping to get help from someone who is familiar with MACS in an Exchange environment. Only the MACs are having issues with attachments over 10MB’s the Windows PC’s are fine

If I’m wrong, please correct me
Thanks!

So you're angry with me because I took issue with poor terminology and thus you don't want to read the link I provided which has a potential answer to your question?  

Quoting my previous link:

Exchange Web Services (EWS)

Just like OWA, EWS is bound to the maxRequestLength value in it’s web.config.  The default value for this is 13280 KB (13 MB) and can be changed to the value you require.  Clients such as Entourage for Mac would be affected by this value.  For more information, please read:

How to allow Microsoft Entourage 2008 for Mac, Web Services Edition to send large e-mail message to an Exchange 2007 server running on Small Business Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;2500318

Now if you actually looked through it and it didn't work, you need to say so before we waste time hypothesizing what else might be wrong.

Lee, I did not come here to get into a "pissing" match with anyone. I truly appreciate your feedback and you have been very helpful in the past. I brought up the reference with "MACS  because everyone one on this portal knows what it is and its assumed by my post. My concern was that your expertise may have been with Windows and perhaps not a MAC - that's all. I did not and have not researched your background expertise although I'm sure its exceptional.

The first link you provided is helpful with Windows systems. Macs with Exchange 2007 require additional settings on the server with attachment size issues. I know the recommended settings but have had no luck, thus looking for more assistance with other techs who may have come across the same issue. I did see a link within this article about EWS "http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;2500318" but the link would not open



Your last link (which is the same link http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;2500318 ) did not work again.

the article
How to allow Microsoft Entourage 2008 for Mac, Web Services Edition to send large e-mail message to an Exchange 2007 server running on Small Business Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;2500318 

Although  I cant open it up, I know it relates to Entourage. I am familiar with the settings but I have had no luck making this work for Mac Mail (default email client for Mac)

The user doesn't want to use Entourage or Outlook for Mac.

I was able to resolve the URL for the EWS to this address: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2500318

I cannot control your reactions.

"I did see a link within this article about EWS "http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;2500318" but the link would not open"

If you have trouble opening a link sourced from MS and posted, then respond back.  A simple tip that would have been to google 2500318.  The KB Article number of the link.

In my experience - on this web site and working with others, problems get resolved fastest and best when there is a dialog and people use proper terminology.  When you go off on your own and get upset at the reactions or inability to get a one comment answer you don't help obtain a resolution any faster and usually delay getting a solution.

Best of luck.

Lee, again I appreciate all your input. Please lets drop the "MAC" thing. It was a total waste of time for both of us. I should never have responded to the "MAC" reference.

I did google the link and located the URL prior to your last post.

The original Link you provided was helpful but still didn't resolve the issue. I found a very similar link. It contained one additional command for OWA and it worked.
http://www.fieldbrook.net/TechTips/Exchange/EntourageAttachments.asp   

The article "How to allow Microsoft Entourage 2008 for Mac. . . . " was geared to Entourage and no mentioning of MAC Mail - but its was all thats available I found and it helped towards resolution

So here's everything I did to get the attachment size issue from a Mac to work.

Entered the follow
C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\ClientAccess\exchweb\ews

C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv>appcmd set config "SBS Web Applications/ews" –section:requestFiltering –requestLimits.maxAllowedContentLength:50000000

Note for Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 users:

Ran the appcmd lines, but modified as follows:

appcmd set config "SBS Web Applications/ews" -section:requestFiltering -requestLimits.maxAllowedContentLength:50000000

appcmd set config "SBS Web Applications/owa" -section:requestFiltering -requestLimits.maxAllowedContentLength:50000000

Type “IIRESET”

thanks for all your input