XCON: NDR Sent to Originator Instead of DL Owner (173510)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
This article was previously published under Q173510 SYMPTOMS
When you send a message to a distribution list (DL) that is larger than the
established message size limit for that DL, a non-delivery report (NDR) is
generated and sent back to you, the message originator, regardless of the
options set on the Advanced tab of the DL's Properties dialog box. For
example, you send a 50-KB message to a DL called Test that has a maximum
message size restriction of 25 KB. Also, on the Advanced tab, Distribution
List options, the Report to message originator option is disabled
(unavailable), and the Report to distribution list owner option is enabled.
Instead of the DL owner receiving an NDR as expected, you, the originator,
receive the NDR.
CAUSE
The Report-to-Owner and Report-to-Sender fields that direct this action do
not apply to DLs but only to users. When an oversized message is sent to a
DL, the message transfer agent (MTA) checks the message size and sends the
NDR back before the DL expansion process takes place. In this case, only
the default Report-to- Sender function is called, and the NDR goes to the
originator.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 4/28/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbpending kbusage KB173510 |
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