Microsoft KB Archive/896682

= You experience a memory leak when you run a program in Exchange Server 2003 that uses the GET method WebDAV protocol to retrieve an .xls file attachment from an e-mail message =

Article ID: 896682

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


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

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You run a program that uses the GET method in the WebDAV protocol in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 organization. This program retrieves an attachment from an e-mail message. The attachment is a Microsoft Excel (.xls) file.

In this scenario, you experience the following symptoms:
 * The performance of the Exchange Server 2003 server deteriorates over time.
 * You have to restart the Exchange Server 2003 server to resume typical performance levels.

Additionally, there is a continuous increase in the number of file handles that are allocated to the Store.exe process.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because Exchange Server 2003 leaks a file handle every time that the WebDAV GET method is executed.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Prerequisites
You must install Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) before you install the hotfix.

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 do not have to restart the computer after you apply the hotfix. However, the Microsoft Exchange Information Store Service and all other dependent services will be restarted.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

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.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, 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, 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: XADM

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbexchange2003sp1fix kbfix kbbug kbpubtypekc KB896682

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