Article ID: 329767
Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 Service Pack 3
This article was previously published under Q329767
SYMPTOMS
If you receive an e-mail request by means of Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) with a blank From address ("From:<>") and you have a rule that is configured to send an automatic response on the public folder, the rule may be disabled on the public folder.
When a message comes to the public folder with a blank From address, an Event 1041 error message is logged in the Application event log:
RESOLUTION
Cumulative Patch Information
To resolve this problem, obtain the March 2003 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 (SP3) Rollup. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
813840 XGEN: March 2003 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 Rollup
Hotfix Information
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone 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 typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Component: Messaging Database (MDB)
The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
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27-SEP-2002 15:32 06.0.6333.00 3,915,776 Cdoex.dll
27-SEP-2002 15:32 06.0.6333.00 3,567,616 Excdo.dll
27-SEP-2002 15:21 06.0.6333.00 258,048 Exmime.dll
27-SEP-2002 15:25 06.0.6333.00 1,691,648 Exoledb.dll
27-SEP-2002 14:23 06.0.6333.00 32,768 Mdbrole.dll
01-AUG-2002 01:37 06.0.6333.00 84,480 Spuninst.exe
27-SEP-2002 15:20 06.0.6333.00 4,571,136 Store.exe
NOTE: Because of file dependencies, this update requires Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (SP3). For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
301378 How to Obtain the Latest Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server.
Additional query words: kbExchange2000preSP4marchbarFix
Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbqfe kbbug kbexchange2000presp4fix kbfix KB329767
