Rule version EX16-MB-000310 · STIG v2 · 2023-12-18
Mail quota settings control the maximum sizes of a user’s mailbox and the system’s response if these limits are exceeded. Mailbox data that is not monitored against a quota increases the risk of mail loss due to filled disk space, which can also render the system unavailable.
Failure to allow mail receipt may impede users from receiving mission-critical data.
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:
Get-MailboxDatabase | Select Name, Identity, ProhibitSendReceiveQuota
If the value of "ProhibitSendReceiveQuota" is not set to "Unlimited", this is a finding.
or
If the value of "ProhibitSendReceiveQuota" is set to an alternate value and has signoff and risk acceptance in the EDSP, this is not a finding.
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:
Set-MailboxDatabase -Identity <'IdentityName'> -ProhibitSendReceiveQuota Unlimited
Note: The <IdentityName> value must be in single quotes.
or
Enter the value as identified by the EDSP that has obtained a signoff with risk acceptance.