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Q152900: XCON: MTA Event Id 248: Too Many ECBs Processed in One Thread

Article: Q152900
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage exc4
Last Modified: 16-JUN-1999

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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) reports repeated occurrences
of Event ID 248.

  MSExchangeMTA Event ID 248
  Too many ECBs processed in one thread.
  No. of ECBs processed: %1.


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

Additional query words: connector mta

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Keywords          : kbusage exc4 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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