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Outbound Connection Limit per Domain Count must be controlled.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Email system availability depends in part on best practices strategies for setting tuning configurations. This configuration controls the maximum number of simultaneous outbound connections from a domain, and works in conjunction with the Maximum Outbound Connections Count setting as a delivery tuning mechanism. If the limit is too low, connections may be dropped. If too high, some domains may use a disproportionate resource share, denying access to other domains. Appropriate tuning reduces risk of data delay or loss. By default, a limit of 20 simultaneous outbound connections from a domain should be sufficient. The value may be adjusted if justified by local site conditions.

ID
SV-44055r2_rule
Version
Exch-2-201
Severity
Low
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Set-TransportServer -Identity <'ServerUnderReview'> -MaxPerDomainOutboundConnections 20

If an alternate value is desired, obtain signoff with risk acceptance and document in the EDSP.