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The Exchange Send connector connections count must be limited.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The Exchange Send connector setting controls the maximum number of simultaneous outbound connections allowed for a given SMTP connector and can be used to throttle the SMTP service if resource constraints warrant it. 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.

ID
SV-207308r615936_rule
Version
EX13-MB-000210
Severity
Low
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Update the EDSP.

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Set-TransportServer -Identity <'IdentityName'> -MaxOutboundConnections 1000