Policy

Change the limit for the number of characters in Friendly Name

By default, the limit is 1000 characters for Friendly Name when an e-mail message is converted from MIME to MAPI. The number can be set to any positive integer. This helps prevent scenarios in which Outlook hangs while attempting conversion.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Outlook 2016 / MIME to MAPI Conversion
Policy IDcf141df0d955
Internal nameL_ChangethelimitFriendlyName

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\mail\friendlynamelimit

Policy notes

By default, the limit is 1000 characters for Friendly Name when an e-mail message is converted from MIME to MAPI. The number can be set to any positive integer. This helps prevent scenarios in which Outlook hangs while attempting conversion.

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