Article ID: 181848
Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q181848
SYMPTOMS
When message volume is extremely high on a DEC Alpha computer, the message transfer agent (MTA) may stop unexpectedly and an event similar to the following may appear in the event log:
Source: MSExchangeMTA Event: 9405 Type: Error Category: Field Engineering Description: An unexpected error has occurred which may cause the MTA to terminate. Error: Access violation (0xc0000005) at Address 0x4aff38 reading from 0x0. [BASE XFER-IN 16] (16)
CAUSE
This problem can occur when a Microsoft Exchange function fails. Some Microsoft Exchange functions are known to fail under stressful conditions on DEC Alpha computers.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. 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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