Microsoft KB Archive/186748

= XFOR: IMS: SMTP Service Could Not Retrieve Error String for Error Code 1006 =

Article ID: 186748

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Commercial Internet System 1.0 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q186748



SYMPTOMS
The following is an example of an error message that may appear with the Internet Mail Server 1.0 SMTP service:

Connection to with IP Address 172.21.13.45 failed from microsoft.com- 172.21.14.98

Smtp service could not retrieve error string for error code 10061

someone@samples.microsoft.com



CAUSE
This error occurs when the Internet Mail Server 1.0 SMTP service is configured to forward messages to a smart host that has no SMTP service listening on port 25.



RESOLUTION
Configure the SMTP service to forward messages to a valid smart host.

Additional query words: prodmcis1 prodIMS

Keywords: kbprb KB186748

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