Article ID: 247133
Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q247133
SUMMARY
This article provides a list of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that may help you understand some basic message transfer agent (MTA) concepts. Articles are also listed that may be useful for initial basic MTA troubleshooting. This is not a complete list; it is simply a reference to some potentially useful KB articles about the MTA.
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Concepts
For additional information about MTA concepts, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
158633 XCON: MTA Admin View of Queues Explained
163032 XCON: Description of Diagnostics Logging for MTA
163307 XCON: How to Identify Most MTA Queues by Object Id
163323 XCON: Mtacheck.log
178021 XFOR: Many DAT Files in the Mtadata Directory
163326 XCON: How and Why to Run Mtacheck
148284 XCON: When and How to use the Mtacheck Utility
166567 XCON: How to Enable Lowest Cost Routes Only
193322 XCON: Route Selection Criteria
196669 XCON: MTA Queue Length in Performance Monitor Can Show More Messages than in Queue
149121 XCON: Gateway Address Routing Table Information
198622 XCON: Adjustment of MTA Reliable Transfer Service Values
178539 XADM: How to Adjust Message Timeouts for the Exchange MTA
163325 XCON: MTA: Text Event Log (Evo.log)
163324 XCON: Application Protocol Data Unit (APDU) Logs (BF0.LOG)
240759 XCON: Message Transfer Agent Frequently Asked Questions
163294 XCON: Exchange MTA Build Numbers
Troubleshooting
For additional information about troubleshooting the MTA, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
162384 XCON: How to Troubleshoot MTA Starting Failures
147704 XCON: Troubleshooting Tips for: Exchange MTA Not Starting
231275 XCON: MTA in Uncontrollable State; MTA Service Can't Be Stopped
170055 XCON: Unable to View MTA Queue
163297 XCON: MTA Taking a Long Time to Start
175496 XCON: Using RPCPING To Troubleshoot MTA Connections
164841 XCON: Messages Stuck in MTA Queues
152896 XADM: MTA Startup Slow When Database is Large
244144 XCON: Exchange Message Transfer Agent May Stop Unexpectedly When Restarting After an Abnormal Shutdown
232586 XCON: X.400 MTA Logs Loop Detected Error Message When Receiving a Message from Exchange Server
194589 XCON: Event ID 57 from the Exchange Message Transfer Agent
234065 XGEN: Troubleshooting the MTA Queue to Internet Mail Service
229728 XCON: Intersite Message Transfer Agent Distribution List Cache Issue
229643 XCON: 9156 Errors Occur after Applying Exchange 5.5 Service Pack 2
222985 XCON: MTA Stops Processing Messages with Large Attachments and May Log Event 2136
200259 XCON: Event ID 9156 from the Exchange Server 5.5 Message Transfer Agent
197378 XCON: MTA Generates 9301 Events on Incoming Connections
196852 XCON: MTA Stops with a Database Server Internal Processing Error
196665 XCON: MTA Could Route Messages Through Higher Costing Routes
195731 XCON: MTA Stops and Numerous Events Appear in Event Log
194750 XCON: Message Sticks in MTA Queue While Other Messages Flow By
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