Microsoft KB Archive/320330

= NNTP Posting Does Not Work Even After a Full Server Rebuild =

Article ID: 320330

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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This article was previously published under Q320330



SYMPTOMS
Client posts over Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP) may not work randomly after any server anomaly, hang, or network problem. A full rebuild of the server also does not resolve the issue.



CAUSE
If a server anomaly, hang, or network problem occurs, temporary files may be orphaned in the _slavegroup\_slavegroup folder. These files may cause client posts to seem not to work at random intervals because NNTP tries to create a file that already exists. A full rebuild does not clean up the temporary files.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, obtain and install Windows 2000 SP3. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, delete the temporary files in the _slavegroup folder before you perform a rebuild. These files are located in the Inetpub\Nntpfile\root\_slavegroup\_slavegroup folder.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000sp3fix KB320330

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