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Q140956: XCON: MTA: Aborts Connection After Legitimate RTSE Activity

Article: Q140956
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 19-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Microsoft Exchange Message Transfer Agent (MTA) will appear to not accept an
incoming message from the PMDF X.400 gateway. The message will remain in the
PMDF queue and will not be transferred or rejected. The message will also not
attempt to be transmitted through an alternate route.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 4.0. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 U.S.
Service Pack 2. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Microsoft Exchange Server now allows connections to be inactive for extended
periods while the RTS.CB states mentioned above are pending.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :4.0

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