maximum message size quota for incoming messages (65536) has been exceeded

Question

I have my app.config file set up so that the maxRecievedMessageSize is well beyond 65536, any tips I can get in order to improve this?

This is my current app.config file

<bindings>
  <basicHttpBinding>
    <binding
     name="FinalInspectionEndpoint"
     maxBufferSize="2147483647"
     maxReceivedMessageSize="2147483647" >
      <security mode="None" />
      <readerQuotas maxDepth="2000000" maxStringContentLength="2000000" maxArrayLength="2000000" maxBytesPerRead="2000000" maxNameTableCharCount="2000000" />
    </binding>
  </basicHttpBinding>
</bindings>


<services>
  <service name="AGY.FI.SQLService.FinalInspectionManager">
    <endpoint address="" binding="basicHttpBinding" contract="AGY.FI.SQLService.FinalInspectionService" bindingConfiguration="FinalInspectionEndpoint">
      <identity>
        <dns value="localhost" />
      </identity>
    </endpoint>
    <endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange"  />
    <host>
      <baseAddresses>
        <add baseAddress="http://localhost:8732/Design_Time_Addresses/AGY.FI.SQLService/Service1/" />
      </baseAddresses>
    </host>
  </service>
</services>
<behaviors>
  <serviceBehaviors>
    <behavior>
      <!-- To avoid disclosing metadata information, 
      set the value below to false and remove the metadata endpoint above before deployment -->
      <serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="True"/>
      <!-- To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes, 
      set the value below to true.  Set to false before deployment 
      to avoid disclosing exception information -->
      <serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="False" />
    </behavior>
  </serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>

Tim Tim · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-08T18:40:24

The config file looks like it's set up correctly.

Are you still getting an error, or simply asking if there's a better way to do what you're doing? Is it possible the size of the message is larger than the value you have currently set?

If the former, what is the error you're seeeing?

If the latter, the only thing I would recommend is to set the size of maxReceivedMessageSize to a value that is as large as the largest value you expect the service to need, so you limit your exposure to DDOS attacks.

maximum message size quota for incoming messages (65536) has been exceeded

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