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Q158919: XADM: Mbclean Only Cleans First 50 Mailboxes

Article: Q158919
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 12-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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When the Mailbox Cleaning Agent, Mbclean.exe, is run against a postoffice with
containers of more than 50 mailboxes, only the first 50 will be processed. No
errors will occur in any of the Windows NT Event logs.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Mailbox Cleanup Agent of the
Microsoft Exchange Resource Kit. This has been addressed in version 1.4 of the
Mailbox Cleanup Agent.


Additional query words: mbclean MCA

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

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