Article ID: 174821
Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q174821
SYMPTOMS
After you install Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0, the following errors may appear in the Application log following each reboot:
ID 11502
MSExchangeNNTP
Error
Initialization of the NNTP external interface failed with error -
2147467259.
ID 11303
MSExchangeNNTP
Error
An error occurred while binding NNTP to SSL in the GetHostName function.
ID 11504
MSExchange Pop3
Error
Initialization of the POP3 external interface failed with error -
2147467259.
These errors will continue to appear, even if a clean install has been performed.
CAUSE
If TCP/IP has been loaded on to the server and then removed, the above errors will occur whenever Exchange Server 5.0 is loaded on to that server and then rebooted.
RESOLUTION
Reload TCP/IP on the server and the errors will no longer appear in the Application log.
MORE INFORMATION
NNTP and POP3 are native to TCP/IP. Therefore, they are trying to call/perform Winsock32 functions. Because Winsock is not present (because TCP/IP was uninstalled) these errors occur.
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