Q247133: XCON: List of KB Articles on MTA Concepts and Troubleshooting

Article: Q247133
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55
Last Modified: 14-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SUMMARY
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This article provides a list of KB articles that may help you understand some
basic message transfer agent (MTA) concepts. Articles are also listed that may
be useful for initial basic MTA troubleshooting. This is not a complete list; it
is simply a reference to some potentially useful KB articles about the MTA.

MORE INFORMATION
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Concepts:

For additional information about MTA concepts, click the article numbers below to
view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q158633 XCON: MTA Admin View of Queues Explained

  Q163032 XCON: Description of Diagnostics Logging for MTA

  Q163307 XCON: How to Identify Most MTA Queues by Object Id

  Q163323 XCON: Mtacheck.log

  Q178021 XFOR: Many DAT Files in the Mtadata Directory

  Q163326 XCON: How and Why to Run Mtacheck

  Q148284 XCON: When and How to use the Mtacheck Utility

  Q166567 XCON: How to Enable Lowest Cost Routes Only

  Q193322 XCON: Route Selection Criteria

  Q196669 XCON: MTA Queue Length in Performance Monitor Can Show More Messages
  than in Queue

  Q149121 XCON: Gateway Address Routing Table Information

  Q198622 XCON: Adjustment of MTA Reliable Transfer Service Values

  Q178539 XADM: How to Adjust Message Timeouts for the Exchange MTA

  Q163325 XCON: MTA: Text Event Log (Evo.log)

  Q163324 XCON: Application Protocol Data Unit (APDU) Logs (BF0.LOG)

  Q240759 XCON: Message Transfer Agent Frequently Asked Questions

  Q163294 XCON: Exchange MTA Build Numbers


Troubleshooting:

For additional information about troubleshooting the MTA, click the article
numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q162384 XCON: How to Troubleshoot MTA Starting Failures

  Q147704 XCON: Troubleshooting Tips for: Exchange MTA Not Starting

  Q231275 XCON: MTA in Uncontrollable State; MTA Service Can't Be Stopped

  Q170055 XCON: Unable to View MTA Queue

  Q163297 XCON: MTA Taking a Long Time to Start

  Q175496 XCON: Using RPCPING To Troubleshoot MTA Connections

  Q164841 XCON: Messages Stuck in MTA Queues

  Q152896 XADM: MTA Startup Slow When Database is Large

  Q244144 XCON: Exchange Message Transfer Agent May Stop Unexpectedly When
  Restarting After an Abnormal Shutdown

  Q232586 XCON: X.400 MTA Logs Loop Detected Error Message When Receiving a
  Message from Exchange Server

  Q194589 XCON: Event ID 57 from the Exchange Message Transfer Agent

  Q234065 XGEN: Troubleshooting the MTA Queue to Internet Mail Service

  Q229728 XCON: Intersite Message Transfer Agent Distribution List Cache Issue

  Q229643 XCON: 9156 Errors Occur after Applying Exchange 5.5 Service Pack 2

  Q222985 XCON: MTA Stops Processing Messages with Large Attachments and May
  Log Event 2136

  Q200259 XCON: Event ID 9156 from the Exchange Server 5.5 Message Transfer
  Agent

  Q197378 XCON: MTA Generates 9301 Events on Incoming Connections

  Q196852 XCON: MTA Stops with a Database Server Internal Processing Error

  Q196665 XCON: MTA Could Route Messages Through Higher Costing Routes

  Q195731 XCON: MTA Stops and Numerous Events Appear in Event Log

  Q194750 XCON: Message Sticks in MTA Queue While Other Messages Flow By

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : exc55 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :5.5
Issue type        : kbinfo

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