XFOR: MCIS SMTP Service Strands Messages (194786)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.0
This article was previously published under Q194786 SYMPTOMS
When you use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service in Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 2.0 Mail, you may notice stranded messages (.eml files without a corresponding .rtr or .ltr file) in the queue (Inetpub\Mailroot\Queue) directory. This problem may occur with a high volume of mail traffic.
CAUSE
This is caused by two threads trying to simultaneously process the same
message.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT
version 4.0. For more information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base.
152734
How To Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Commercial
Internet System (MCIS) version 2.0. This problem was first corrected in
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 3/30/2004 |
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Keywords: | kbbug kbfix KB194786 |
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