Q164528: XADM: MTA Conversion Error and NDR
Article: Q164528
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 16-MAR-2000
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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 Server message transfer agent (MTA) fails to handle a
legal encoding of the P2 field notification-requests. The content conversion
process from P2 to MDBEF fails and a non-delivery report (NDR) is generated.
The following event IDs may be seen:
message NMI0210: X.400 Service Event, severity 14
(MTA DISP:FANOUT(15) Proc 112) 10-30-96 02:04:35pm
Content conversion failed
Object at fault 06000046
Conversion error 26
MTS Identifier C=AT;A=ADA;L=1905031430101996/A33827/ADA1
Old content type 56010A00
New content type 2A864886F7140501
message NMI0062: X.400 Service Event, severity 12
(MTA DISP:FANOUT(15) Proc 112) 10-30-96 02:04:35pm
Delivery failure
X.400 reason code unable-to-transfer
X.400 diagnostic code content-type-not-supported
Internal qualifier 0
MTS Identifier C=AT;A=ADA;L=1905031430101996/A33827/ADA1
message NMI0290: X.400 Service Event, severity 12
(MTA DISP:RESULT(20) Proc 136) 10-30-96 02:04:36pm
Generating Non-Delivery report
Reason code unable-to-transfer
Diagnostic code content-type-not-supported
Recipient Number 1
Original recipient C=AT;A=ADA;P=282;S=POSTMASTER;
Reassigned to DN:/o=rac/ou=mbm-
1/cn=Recipients/cn=p<A7>C=AT;A=ADA;P=282;S=POSTMASTER;
Original MTS identifier
C=AT;A=ADA;L=1905031430101996/A33827/ADA1
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 4.0.
A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression- tested and
should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you
are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you
wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft
Technical Support for more information.
MORE INFORMATION
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The MTA mishandles the element, as marked below in the following example of the
P2 data:
A080 : 0ipdu : IPM
3180 : 0ihed : IPMessageHeading
6B80 : 0ipid : IPMIdentifier
1329 : 0urid : LocalIPMIdentifier
="1905031430101996/A33827/ADA1/11AAF3830100"
0000
A080 : 0orig : Originator
6080 : dornm : ORName
3080 : dsatt : StandardAttributeList
6180 : dctry : CountryName
1302 : dcacd : CountryNameISO3166Alpha2 ="AT"
0000
6280 : dadmd : AdministrationName
1303 : dadmp : AdminNamePrintable ="ADA"
0000
8303 : dorgn : OrganisationName ="RAC"
A580 : dpers : PersonalName
8008 : dsurn : SurName ="OPER_GEN"
0000
0000
0000
0000
A280 : 0prir : PrimaryRecipients
3180 : 0rcip : Primary Recipient
A080 : 0ords : ORDescriptor
6080 : dornm : ORName
3080 : dsatt : StandardAttributeList
6180 : dctry : CountryName
1302 : dcacd : CountryNameISO3166Alpha2 ="AT"
0000
6280 : dadmd : AdministrationName
1303 : dadmp : AdminNamePrintable ="ADA"
0000
A280 : dprmd : PrivateDomainName
1203 : dprmn : PrivateDomNameNumeric ="0x323832"
0000
A580 : dpers : PersonalName
800A : dsurn : SurName
="POSTMASTER"
0000
0000
0000
0000
8101 : 0repr : ReportRequest <<<<<Bitstring -
length 1 indicates zero bits in Bitstring
0000
0000
A880 : 0subj : Subject
1416 : Ctexs : TeletexString
="0x5834303020546573742075656265722054616E64656D"
0000
8C01 : 0impt : Importance Normal
8E01 : 0afwd : Autoforwarded TRUE
0000
3080 : 0ibdy : IPMessageBody
A080 : 0bdyp : BodyPart : 0ia5t :
IA5Tex
3180 : 0ia5p : Ia5TextParam
8001 : 0rept : Repertoire ia
000
1614 : Cia5s : IA5String ="Das ist ein
Test
"
0000
0000
0000
Additional query words: pop-up popup
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Keywords : kbusage
Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version : winnt:4.0
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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