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Q258292: XIMS: How to Disable Support for ETRN

Article: Q258292
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55
Last Modified: 11-JUN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you 
modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore 
the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the 
registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY
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Exchange Server supports the use of a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
extension called ETRN for dial-up connections that use Remote Access Service
(RAS). After the client host submits the ETRN command to the server host, a new
connection is established from the server host to the client host, and mail to
the client host domain is retried immediately.

MORE INFORMATION
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You can disable ETRN by modifying the registry:

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems
that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor
incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Using RegEdit
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1. Start Regedit.exe.

2. Locate the following key in the registry:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIMC\Parameters

3. Click Edit, and then click New DWORD Value.

4. Type "DisableETRN" (without the quotation marks). Under "Value data", type
  "1" (without the quotation marks).

Using RegEdt32
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1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

2. Locate the following key in the registry:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIMC\Parameters

3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:

  Value Name: DisableETRN
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Value: 1

4. Quit Registry Editor.

For more information about how to use ETRN, see Microsoft Exchange Server
Concepts and Planning, and Request for Comments (RFC) 1985, "SMTP Service
Extension for Remote Message Queue Starting."

Additional query words:

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

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