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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
========

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
================

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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