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Q239816: XIMS: Internet Mail Service Crashes with a Particular Message

Article: Q239816
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5,5.5 SP1,5.5 SP2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55 exc55sp1 exc55sp2 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix
Last Modified: 11-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.5, 5.5 SP1, 5.5 SP2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When a message is sent to a domain whose mail servers are currently unavailable
and the message has a subject that includes the substring "%s", the Internet
Mail Service may stop responding (crashes) if the SMTP protocol logging is set
to Maximum.

CAUSE
=====

The crash occurs when the "499 No routing hosts are reachable" error is written
into the SMTP log file. The original string to be written is:

  "7/5/99 9:31:55 PM : 499 No routing hosts are reachable for test.com. Message
  subject: ""RE:33%s5%s99"". Rescheduling delivery for later."

The Internet Mail Service fails to determine whether "%s" is a substring or a
specification of a substring.

RESOLUTION
==========

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

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


WORKAROUND
==========

Disable SMTP protocol logging.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 4.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : exc55 exc55sp1 exc55sp2 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 kbExchange550SP1 kbExchange550SP2
Version           : winnt:5.5,5.5 SP1,5.5 SP2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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