{"id":11593,"date":"2021-09-15T10:23:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T10:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=11593"},"modified":"2021-10-04T07:34:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T07:34:22","slug":"set-message-size-limit-whm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/set-message-size-limit-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set a Message Size Limit in WHM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Watch this video for a step by step process on How to Set a Message Size Limit in WHM<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xJy9TJhtX7A\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>It is a good idea to set up a message size limit for your mailbox unless you want your memory space to overflow.<\/p>\n<h2>To Set a Message Size Limit<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to the root account of WHM.<\/p>\n<p>2. Select the <strong>Service Configuration\u00a0<\/strong>option in the navigation menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_service_configuration.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1919\" height=\"869\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Click on <strong>Exim Configuration Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/whm_exim_configuration_manager.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1256\" height=\"263\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 Click on the <strong>Advanced Editor<\/strong>\u00a0tab and\u00a0look for the\u00a0<strong>Add additional configuration setting<\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/p>\n<p>A drop-down list with a text box will appear.<\/p>\n<p>5. Select<strong> message_size_limit<\/strong> from the drop-down list and enter a value with <strong>M<\/strong> (<em>as in MB<\/em>) to assign the message size limit. (<em> default is 50MB<\/em> )<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/whm_message_size_limit.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"935\" height=\"687\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. Scroll down to the end and click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The system will resume saving the changes. Once it saves the changes, the system will restart.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/whm_message_size_limit_success.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1227\" height=\"292\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The system will then successfully apply the message size limit.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\n  \"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"VideoObject\",\n  \"name\": \"How to Set a Message Size Limit in WHM? | MilesWeb\",\n  \"description\": \"\u2705Here's an in-depth guide on how to set a message size limit in WHM:  https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/repair-mysql-database-cpanel-whm-phpmyadmin\/ Give a thumbs up \ud83d\udc4d if you liked this video.  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