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Message delivery policy settings

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MFT delivery policies are set for automatic and transparent delivery of attached files in Outlook.

Typically, the policies are set according to file size or file type. You can use the available parameters for setting these delivery policies. All file attachments are sent to MFT if any one of the policies are met.

DefaultExpirationInterval

Defines default period, in days, that the link to the MFT message, and files will be active for access.

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This parameter should be set in accordance with retention policies on your MFT site.

Retention rules on the OUTBOX folder should not be set to less than the value of this parameter or else MFT Messages and files could be deleted before the link expires.

  • Available values: number of days

  • Preset value: 7 (days)

DefaultExpirationInterval=30

Example : In this image the DefaultExpirationInterval was set to 365

EnableDefaultExpirationIntervalLimit

Defines if user is able to set the Expiration date up to default date but not beyond

  • Available values: ‘true’ or ‘false’

  • Preset value: false

EnableDefaultExpirationIntervalLimit=false

Example :

AttachmentSizeLimitUserDefined

Defines the size, in megabytes, of any file attachment larger than this size and independent of the file type, that will be delivered by MFT.

  • Preset value: 10

AttachmentSizeLimitUserDefined=5

This only sets the lowest default size. You can set the size to default at 2MB

MaxAttachmentSizeLimit

Defines the maximum size, in megabytes, a user can choose to set for parameter AttachmentSizeLimitUser.

  • Preset value: 10

MaxAttachmentSizeLimit=10

This value defines the maximum size that the value can be set to

MandatoryAttachmentTypeList

List of file types that will be included or excluded from MFT delivery.

You can view AttachmentTypeListInclusive parameter for setting inclusion or exclusion.

Value is a comma-separated list of file extensions, not case-sensitive and spaces will be ignored.

MandatoryAttachmentTypeList=exe, doc, xls, ppt, csv, txt, rtf, pdf, wma, wmv, avi, mov, mp3, mp4, aiff, bin, dwg, dwf, adi, dxf, pdd, psd, vsd, ai, cef, eps, jpg, tiff, bmp, png, ptb, mpp, iso, tax, model, catpart, catproduct, ed, edz, docx, docm, dotx, dotm, xlsx, xlsm, xltx, xltm, xlsb, xlam, pptx, pptm, potx, potm, ppam, ppsx, ppsm, rvt, rvg, rfa, rte, rft

Other extensions can be added to this list

AttachmentTypeListInclusive

Defines attachment type list inclusive/exclusive mode inclusive:

  • Any of the file types in the list will yield delivery by MFT.

  • Exclusive: All file types in the list will not be sent MFT, unless they meet the size policy setting.

  • Available values: – ‘yes’ – Inclusive – ‘no’ – Exclusive

  • Preset value: yes.

AttachmentTypeListInclusive=yes

AttachmentRestrictionsAreMandatory

Defines if the user is able to change delivery policy settings.

  • Available values: ‘yes’ or ‘no’

  • Preset value: no

AttachmentRestrictionsAreMandatory=no

AttachmentEmptyTypeIncluded

Defines if the files with no extension shall be processed like listed in the list of the attachment types.

  • Preset value: yes

AttachmentEmptyTypeIncluded=yes

AttachmentFileTypeRestrictionActive

Defines if attachment policy by file type is active and does not apply if AttachmentRestrictionsAreMandatory=yes.

  • Available values: ‘yes’ or ‘no’

  • Preset value: yes

AttachmentFileTypeRestrictionActive=no

AttachmentSizeLimitActive

Defines if attachment policy by file size is active and does not apply if AttachmentRestrictionsAreMandatory=yes.

  • Available values: ‘yes’ or ‘no’

  • Preset value: yes

AttachmentSizeLimitActive=no

AutoSendThruForAttachmentRestrictions

Defines if the message should be sent in MFT mode automatically if it matches specified attachment restrictions. If set to ‘no’ then a confirmation dialog will be shown to the user if a message matches specified attachment restrictions.

  • Available values: ‘yes’ or ‘no’

  • Preset value: no

AutoSendThruForAttachmentRestrictions=no

EditAutoSendThruForAttachmentRestrictions

Defines if user can modify AutoSendThruForAttachmentRestrictions message policy

  • Available values: ‘yes’ or ‘no’

  • Preset value: yes

EditAutoSendThruForAttachmentRestrictions=yes

SaveAttachmentsWithSentItems

Defines if files attached not using Send with MFT mode will be saved in the Sent Items folder

If set to ‘no’, attachments will be replaced by MFT stubs in the Sent Items Outlook message folder which will save storage space on your Mail server.

  • Available values: ‘yes’ or ‘no’

  • Preset value: no

SaveAttachmentsWithSentItems=no

EditSaveAttachmentsWithSentItems

Defines if the user can modify SaveAttachmentsWithSentItems message policy

  • Available values: ‘yes’ or ‘no’

  • Preset value: yes

EditSaveAttachmentsWithSentItems=yes

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