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[PM2000]

Hi,

I am fairly new to Exchange 2000 and have run into what I think will be a simple problem (yet I can't find the right tickbox to fix it!)

I have a Contact list that is in a public folder for everyone on the network to use. Within this contacts folder I have a distribution list with lots of emails in it. Today, someone tried to add a new contact to the list and got the following error message:

"The distribution list has reached the maximum size for your network e-mail server. No new members could be added."

From what I have read, there is a maximum of 10,000 email addresses/fax numbers, but I am nowhere near this.

Microsofts' solution is to "Create multiple distribution lists, each with no more than the maximum number of items."..well, duuhhh! ....but doesn't identify the maximum.

Any thoughts? Is Microsofts way the only way or is there a place where I can specify the maximum number of recipients in Exchange?

Thanks in advance,
Peter

 

[Peping]

PM2000,

The default setting (number of recipients per message) is supposed to be 64,000. For one reason or another your setting may have been configured to lower number. Actually recommended number should be between 100 and 1000 and you might have already overshoot that. You can reset message limits of your Exchange SMTP Virtual Server Properties by:

1. Click Start->Programs->Microsoft Exchange->System Manager
2. In the left pane of Exchange System Manager, double-click Servers, and then expand the Exchange Server computer that you want to configure.
3. Expand Protocols->SMTP
4. Right-Click Default SMTP Virtual Server->Properties->Message Tab.

Peping


Peping

 

[PM2000]

Thanks, I knew it was something small I overlooked! That fixed it.

Peter