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Q182202: XADM: Clean Mailbox Progress Bar Displays Incorrect Message Coun

Article: Q182202
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0,5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 03-APR-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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During the Clean Mailbox process, the progress bar always displays 0 even though
messages are being deleted.

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs when the number of messages is less than 200
(approximately).

This is by product design

MORE INFORMATION
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The progress bar displayed by the Clean Mailbox function is driven by MAPI
calls, which are only updated periodically. When less than a certain number of
messages (200+) are found, the callback either never happens or happens only
once (right before the transition to deleting messages), in which case you never
see the actual number. If you delete a larger number of messages, the status bar
will not be zero.

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

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