Exchange 2010 – Changing message size limits
There are three places message size limits can be set. At the organizational level, on send connectors, and on receive connectors.
Determine the current message size limits:
- Open the Exchange Management Shell
- Run the following commands:
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Get organizational settings: <pre class="brush: powershell; title: ; notranslate" title="">Get-TransportConfig Format-List -Property MaxReceiveSize, MaxSendSize
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* Send connector settings: <pre class="brush: powershell; title: ; notranslate" title="">Get-SendConnector | Format-List -Property Identity, MaxMessageSize
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* Receive connector settings: <pre class="brush: powershell; title: ; notranslate" title="">Get-ReceiveConnector | Format-List -Property Identity, MaxMessageSize
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Change the message size limits:
- Open the Exchange Management Shell
- Run the following commands, these examples up the limits to 100mb
- Setting at the organizational level: <pre class="brush: powershell; title: ; notranslate" title="">Set-TransportConfig -MaxReceiveSize 100MB -MaxSendSize 100MB
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* Setting at the send connector: <pre class="brush: powershell; title: ; notranslate" title="">Set-SendConnector -Identity "send connector name" -MaxMessageSize 100MB
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* Setting at the receive connector: <pre class="brush: powershell; title: ; notranslate" title="">Set-ReceiveConnector -Identity "receive connector name" -MaxMessageSize 100MB
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