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Q170317: XFOR: IMC Stops Responding When VRFY Is Enabled

Article: Q170317
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 07-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Administrators of Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0 will notice that when
VRFY is enabled and the VRFY command is carried out against a valid account, the
Internet Mail Server (IMS) will halt and produce a Dr. Watson log.

CAUSE
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The source of the trouble is in the executable file that drives the IMS,
Msexcimc.exe.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange Server
5.0 U.S. Service Pack. 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


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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : 5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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