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Q289854: XIMS: NDRs Not Generated Even Though Mail Fails to Get Forwarded

Article: Q289854
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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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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In Internet Mail Service, if you click the "Disable Automatic Replies to the
Internet" option under Advanced Options, you cannot automatically forward mail
to the Internet by using the inbox rules. However, you do not receive any
notification that the forwarding is not successful when you attempt to do so.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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If you enable message tracking, you can see that the inbox rule still starts,
and attempts to pass the forwarded message to the Internet Mail Service, because
the message "Message transferred to the Internet Mail Service
(<servername>)" is displayed. However, the Internet Mail Service then
drops the message without generating a Non-Delivery Report (NDR).

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q176161 XFOR: Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Allows Administrators to Disallow
  Auto Forwarding of Messages to the Internet Addresses

  Q189340 XADM: Message Auto-Forwarded Though 'Automatic Replies to the
  Internet' Disabled

  Q195559 OL2000: Mail Forwarded to Internet by Rule May Fail

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :5.5
Issue type        : kbprb

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