Microsoft KB Archive/887192

= Outlook Express users cannot synchronize Exchange Server 5.5 newsgroup data after you move the newsgroup data to an NNTP virtual server in Exchange Server 2003 =

Article ID: 887192

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You use Microsoft Outlook to move Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 newsgroup data to a Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) virtual server in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. Additionally, the newsgroup data is contained in a personal folder (.pst) file. After you move the newsgroup data, Microsoft Outlook Express users cannot synchronize the newsgroup data from the NNTP virtual server.

Additionally, Outlook Express users may receive an error message that is similar to the following:

Subject:

Account:, Server:

Protocol: NNTP, Server

Response: '503 Server Failure.'

Port: 119

Secure(SSL): No

Server Error: 503

Error Number: 0x800CCCA6

Note Error number 0x800CCCA6 indicates that there is no message on the server. For more information about Outlook Express error codes, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

208814 Outlook Express error codes



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

836993 How to obtain the latest service packs for Exchange Server 2003

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
This hotfix requires Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

836993 How to obtain the latest service packs for Exchange Server 2003

Restart requirement
You may have to restart the NNTP virtual server after you apply this hotfix.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date          Time    Version       Size      File name 29-Mar-2005  22:03   6.5.7232.98   144,384   Nntpex.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses for software that is corrected after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

For more information about the naming schema that is used for Exchange Server software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

817903 New naming schema for Exchange Server software update packages

Additional query words: XCCC

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbexchpopimapnntp kbfix kbbug kbexchange2003presp1fix KB887192

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