Article ID: 222553
Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q222553
SYMPTOMS
In a network environment where Exchange Server is configured to use Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0, the Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service may fail to start and logs the following two Event IDs in the application event log:
4007: MSExchangeIMC
The following error occurred while trying to bind the TCP/IP listener socket. 10048
4020: MSExchangeIMC
Unable to start the service because WinSock could not be initialized.
CAUSE
For Exchange Server to use the proxy features of Proxy Server 2.0, it must bind and listen on port 25 of the proxy server. The Exchange Server Internet Mail Service is attempting to bind to the listener socket for port 25 on the proxy server, and is failing. This usually indicates another service is already bound to port 25.
RESOLUTION
Verify that the Windows NT SMTP service is not running on the proxy server. The SMTP service will grab and bind to port 25, preventing Exchange Server from using the port. Verify that no other service or application is using port 25 of the proxy server. NOTE: Some customers have found their anti-virus product a contributing factor. Disable the anti-virus product on the proxy server and attempt to start the service. If this works, please contact the anti-virus vendor for further assistance.
Additional query words: IMC IMS bind fails to start
Keywords: kbprb KB222553
