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Q176128: XCON: Message to SMTP Address Fails with Reason 0

Article: Q176128
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 14-MAR-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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When you attempt to send a message to a one-off SMTP address from a Microsoft
Mail client and the SMTP address does not exist in the Exchange Server Global
Address List or in the user's Personal Address Book, the following non-delivery
report (NDR) may occur:

  Your Message
  To:  <SMTP recipient name>
  Subject: <Text of message subject line>

  Was not delivered for the following reasons:

  Delivery failed due to unknown address
  Reason: 0 (transfer failed)
  Diagnostic: -1 (no diagnostic)
  MSEXCH:IMS:<Organization Name>:<Site Name>:<Server Name> No proxy for
  Recipient

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


MORE INFORMATION
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If the one-off address is found as a proxy address in the Exchange Server Global
Address List or the user's local PAB, the message will be delivered without
failure.

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

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