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Q175842: XFOR: EXPN Command Not Supported By Internet Mail Service

Article: Q175842
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0,5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 13-MAR-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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SUMMARY
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The RFC 821 EXPN (expand) command is used to identify and return members of a
named mailing list. This option is not supported by the Microsoft Exchange
Internet Mail Service. If you attempt to use this command against an Exchange
Internet Mail Service via a Telnet session or SMTP client session, you will
receive the following error:

  502 command not implemented

This is by product design.

Additional query words: imc connector

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbinfo

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