Article ID: 175588
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 Q175588
SYMPTOMS
When starting the Microsoft Exchange Directory Synchronization Service (DXA), you may receive the following events in the Exchange Server Application Log:
Event ID: 220
Source: MSExchangeDX
Description: Multiple dirsync messages to and from <Remote Dirsync
Requestor Name> have been lost or delayed.
Event ID: 221
Source: MSExchangeDX
Description: An Import Reply (full export) will be done to <Remote
Dirsync Requestor Name> on the next reply.
CAUSE
The above errors can occur when there are corrupted messages located on the DXA queue in the Message Transfer Agent (MTA).
WORKAROUND
To remove corrupted DXA messages from the Exchange MTA, follow the steps outlined in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article, 164506, "XFOR: How to Remove a Corrupted DXA Message from Exchange MTA."
Keywords: kbprb KB175588
