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  4. Set ‘Maximum send size – organization level’ to ‘10240’

Set ‘Maximum send size – organization level’ to ‘10240’

Details

This limit includes the message header, the message body, and any attachments. For internal message flow, Exchange Server uses the custom X-MS-Exchange-Organization-OriginalSize message header to record the original message size of the message as it enters the Exchange Server organization. Whenever the message is checked against the specified message size limits, the lower value of the current message size or the original message size header is used. The size of the message can change because of content conversion, encoding, and agent processing.

Rationale:

This setting somewhat limits the impact that a malicious user or a computer with malware can have on the Exchange infrastructure by restricting the size of outgoing messages.

Solution

To implement the recommended state, execute the following PowerShell cmdlet:

Set-TransportConfig -MaxSendSize 10240KB

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Communications Protection.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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