Article ID: 324636
Article Last Modified on 10/25/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q324636
Important This article contains information about how to edit the metabase. Before you edit the metabase, verify that you have a backup copy that you can restore if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, see the "Configuration Backup/Restore" Help topic in Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
SYMPTOMS
When you select the Do not send delivery reports option to disable read receipts in your Microsoft Exchange Server organization, a read receipt is still sent when an e-mail message that requests a read receipt is sent to your organization from a different organization.
When you select the Do not send delivery reports option, you expect that that the sending of read receipts is prevented.
Note By default, non-delivery reports (NDR) and delivery reports are enabled.
RESOLUTION
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Exchange Server service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Prerequisites
Because of file dependencies, this update requires Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (SP3). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
301378 How to obtain the latest Exchange 2000 Server service pack
If you are running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, you must have Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) applied.
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 item in Control Panel.Component: SMTP
Date Time Version Size File name -------------------------------------------------------------- 02-Aug-2003 02:10 5.0.2195.6797 322,320 Aqueue.dll 02-Aug-2003 02:10 5.0.2195.6797 67,856 Mailmsg.dll 02-Aug-2003 02:10 5.0.2195.6797 38,672 Ntfsdrv.dll 02-Aug-2003 02:10 5.0.2195.6797 444,688 Smtpsvc.dll
Important View the "More Information" section for additional required steps to apply this hotfix.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
MORE INFORMATION
After you install this update, you must specify domains that read receipts will be processed for. You can specify domains by running Smtpmd.exe or the Metaedit tool to change a metabase value. The domain that you specify can be set to a fictitious domain (a false domain, fake domain, bogus domain), and you must type a domain value (even a fake one) to force the metabase change to take effect. To change the metabase value, use one of the following methods:
Warning If you edit the metabase incorrectly, you can cause serious problems that may require that you reinstall any product that uses the metabase. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems that result if you incorrectly edit the metabase can be solved. Edit the metabase at your own risk.
Note Always back up the metabase before you edit it.
Method 1
To change the metabase value, type the following Smtpmd.exe command at a command prompt (with the quotes), and then press ENTER:
smtpmd set smtpsvc/1 -prop 37033 -value "domain.com"
Note You do not have to restart any services after you use the metabase update; however, you do have to restart the server after you install the update.
If you want to permit read receipts to only be sent to your local domain, type the following command at a command prompt (with the quotes), and then press ENTER:
smtpmd set smtpsvc/1 -prop 37033 -value "your local domain name"
If you want to permit read receipts to be sent to your local domain and to a second domain, you can separate the domains by using a semi-colon (;). Type the following command at a command prompt (with the quotes), and then press ENTER:
smtpmd set smtpsvc/1 -prop 37033 -value "your local domain name;second domain name"
To revert to the default behavior where read receipts are always sent to all domains, type the following command at a command prompt (with the quotes), and then press ENTER:
smtpmd set smtpsvc/1 -prop 37033 -value ""
Note Use care when you specify an SMTP Virtual Server because this setting may conflict with domain settings.
Method 2
Use the MetaEdit utility to change the metabase value. To do this, follow these steps:
- Download and install the MetaEdit utility.
For more information about how to use the MetaEdit 2.2 utility to troubleshoot issues and to modify Internet Information Services (IIS) metabase values, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:232068 How to download, install, and remove the IIS MetaEdit 2.2 utility
- Start the MetaEdit utility. To do this, click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click MetaEdit 2.2.
- Expand LM, expand SmtpSvc, right-click 1, point to New, and then click String.
- Type 37033 in the Id box, and then click OK.
- To add or remove domain entries, follow these steps:
- In the right-pane, double-click 37033.
- In the Data box, type the domain name that read receipts will be processed for.
Note Separate multiple entries with a semi-colon.
For additional information about the MetaEdit 2.2 utility, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
How to turn off non-delivery reports and delivery reports
To turn off non-delivery reports or delivery reports, follow these steps:
- Start Exchange System Manager.
- Expand Global Settings, and then click Internet Message Formats.
- Right-click Default, click Properties, and then click the Advanced tab.
- Do either of the following:
- To prevent non-delivery reports from being sent, click to clear the Allow non-delivery reports check box.
- To prevent delivery reports from being sent, click to clear the Allow delivery reports check box.
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