Microsoft KB Archive/324357

= XCON: Exchange 2000 Exchange System Manager Displays a Question Mark for Exchange Protocols =

Article ID: 324357

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q324357





SYMPTOMS
When you use Exchange System Manager to view a remote Exchange 2000 Server computer, question marks may be displayed for the following protocols:
 * Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
 * Internet Message Access Protocol, Version 4rev1 (IMAP4)
 * Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3)
 * Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

If you try to set focus on these protocols, you may receive the following error message:

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Exchange System Manager

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A security package specific error occurred.

Facility: Win32

ID no: 80070721

Exchange System Manager

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OK

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CAUSE
When you use Exchange System Manager to examine the SMTP service (for example) of a remote computer, a query is created to examine the metabase properties of the remote computer. You must have authentication to gain access to the metabase of a remote computer. This issue may occur if the Kerberos protocol is used for the authentication; the query may return a failure notification if the name of the computer that you are trying to gain access to also matches the name of a Microsoft Windows NT account.

For example, if you run Exchange System Manager on SERVER2, and then you try to gain access to SERVER1 to examine the SMTP service, you may receive the error message in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article if a Windows NT account of SERVER1 also exists.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, obtain the Microsoft COM+ Hotfix Rollup 21. For additional information about how to obtain the Microsoft COM+ Hotfix Rollup 21, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

324039 INFO: Availability of Windows 2000 Post-Service Pack 3 COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 21



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to obtain a fix for Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

Keywords: kbfix kbprb KB324357

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