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Max Message Size for SME 7

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The problem with adjusting any of these settings is that if something goes wrong, it can be a real PITA. We do NOT recommend setting these above the defaults as there can and probably will be repercussions that you don't expect.

The e-mail infrastructure is NOT designed for large file transfers. If you try to use it so, you probably will run into problems. It is probably best not to fight the system. Try FTP, which is very easy with SME Server, or another transfer method.

As for webmail, remember that the web browser plays a big part and may be responsible for the problems you find.

The default maximum e-mail message size for SME 7 is 15MB.

At the server command line as root:

config getprop qmail MaxMessageSize                       #show current setting
config setprop qmail MaxMessageSize x                     #set max size to x
signal-event email-update

Webmail has its own set of rules and limits.

config setprop php MemoryLimit nnnn  	
config setprop php PostMaxSize mmmm  	
config setprop php UploadMaxFilesize pppp  	
expand-template /etc/php.ini  	
/etc/rc7.d/S86httpd-e-smith restart

Here are some sample settings:

config show php

php=service 		
AllowUrlFopen=Off 		
MaxExecutionTime=18000 		
MemoryLimit=1000000000
PostMaxSize=250000000 		
UploadMaxFilesize=250000000 		
status=enabled
Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 March 2009 09:16  

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