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Q196895: XADM: Mailbox Receives Duplicate Messages after Server is Moved

Article: Q196895
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WinNT:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55sp2fix
Last Modified: 02-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you use the Move Server Wizard to move a Microsoft Exchange Server computer
to a different site, and then you send a message to both a distribution list
(DL) and a mailbox that is a member of the DL, the mailbox may receive the
message twice.

CAUSE
=====

The information store does not properly prevent duplicate messages after a
server has been moved using the Move Server Wizard.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server
version 5.5. For more information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack


The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

  Component: Information Store

  File Name    Version
  -----------------------
  Gapi32.dll   5.5.2418.0
  Mdbmsg.dll   5.5.2418.0
  Store.exe    5.5.2418.0


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Move Server Wizard component
of Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5.

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Keywords          : exc55sp2fix 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WinNT:5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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