Mail Store storage quota must issue a warning.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-33595	Exch-1-306	SV-44015r1_rule	ECSC-1	Low

Description
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. There are multiple controls, which supply graduated levels of opportunity to respond before risking data loss. This control sends the user a warning message that the mailbox is reaching its limit. The user at this point can still send and receive email. Note: Best practice is to send this warning when the mailbox reaches 75 percent of capacity.

Description

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. There are multiple controls, which supply graduated levels of opportunity to respond before risking data loss. This control sends the user a warning message that the mailbox is reaching its limit. The user at this point can still send and receive email. Note: Best practice is to send this warning when the mailbox reaches 75 percent of capacity.

STIG	Date
Exchange 2010 Mailbox Server STIG	2013-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-41702r1_chk )
Obtain the Email Domain Security Plan (EDSP) and locate the value for 'IssueWarningQuota'. Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Get-MailboxDatabase \| Select Name, Identity, IssueWarningQuota If the value of 'IssueWarningQuota' is not set to the sites 'Issue Warning Quota', this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-37487r1_fix)
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Set-MailboxDatabase <'MailboxDatabaseName'> -IssueWarningQuota <'SitesIssueWarningQuota'>