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Q165146: XCON: Exchange MTA Logs Event ID 62 and 3144

Article: Q165146
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbtshoot kbusage exc4 exc5 exc55
Last Modified: 19-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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Microsoft Exchange Server may log the following warnings in the Windows NT event
viewer:

  Event ID 3144
  Source: MSExchangeMTA
  Type: Warning
  Category: X.400 Service

  An internal MTA error occurred: message submit failure. Object ID:
  06xxxxx.

  Entity name:

  /o=Microsoft/ou=MAILER/cn=Configuration/cn=Servers/cn=HIGHLANDERS/ 
  cn=Microsoft

  Private MDB. [XAPI DELIVER 47 109] (12)

  Event ID 62
  Source MSExchangeMTA
  Type Warning
  Category x.400 Service

  A delivery failure occurred for the message with message transfer
  service identifier. X.400 reason code unable-to-transfer. Diagnostic
  content-too-long.

  Contact Microsoft Product Support Services. [0 MTA SUBMIT 25 112] (12)

CAUSE
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These warnings are caused by a message that exceeds the limit set on the Servers
MTA. Increasing the server's message transfer agent (MTA) message size limit
will resolve the problem


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbtshoot kbusage exc4 exc5 exc55 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbprb

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