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Q256350: XCON: MTA Event 246 w. PR_CONTENT_CORRELATOR More Than 2 Bytes

Article: Q256350
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix
Last Modified: 10-NOV-2000

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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 send messages produced by MAPI applications that use the
PR_CONTENT_CORRELATOR MAPI property, the messages may not be delivered to other
Exchange Server computers, and no non-delivery report (NDR) is returned. The
following error message may be logged in the application event log:

  Event ID: 246
  Source: MSExchangeMTA
  Type: Error
  Category: Internal Processing

  Description:
  An internal MTA error occurred. An attempt has been made to read beyond the
  end of an object. Attribute ID: 36. Object at fault: 06000033. Offset
  reached: 114. Contact Microsoft Technical Support. [MTA DISP:FANOUT 9 223]
  (14)

CAUSE
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This issue can occur if the Exchange Server message transfer agent (MTA)
incorrectly encodes the message in the MTA database when the Exchange Server
information store submits the message to the MTA for delivery. When the message
is read out of the MTA database for transmission, a read failure is produced
during the attempt to decode the message data.


RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server 5.5.
For additional information, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service
Pack 4.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : exc55 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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