Microsoft KB Archive/230288

= XFOR: NDR from Internet Mail Service Contains Incorrect 3-Byte Reason Code Sent to X.400 Connector =

Article ID: 230288

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q230288





SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Exchange Message Transfer Agent (MTA) transfers a NonDeliveryReasonCode of 3-byte integer. The field is defined in X.411 specifications as a 1 byte integer. Some X.400 MTAs cannot handle the extra bytes and may stop processing information.



CAUSE
The NonDeliveryReasonCode being passed is incorrectly set to -1, which is not a valid code.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server version 5.5. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Component: Internet Mail Service



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3.

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