Microsoft KB Archive/164457

= XFOR: IMC Returns NDR When Sending to "Specify by E-mail Domain" =

Article ID: 164457

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q164457



SYMPTOMS
Messages sent to an Internet domain that contains two or more ending characters that match the local Microsoft Exchange Server domain may be returned with the following nondelivery report (NDR):   Your message did not reach some or all the intended recipients. Subject: Sent: (Date/Time>  The following recipient(s) could not be reached:      '' on date / time         The recipient name is not recognized         MSEXCH:IMC::: 3902 Host Unknown



CAUSE
This NDR occurs if the Internet domain's last two or more characters matches the local Microsoft Exchange Server domain. Also, the local Microsoft Exchange Server domain is added to the Internet Mail Connector's "Specify by E-mail Domain," with delivery set to use DNS.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Exchange Server version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

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