XADM: MTA Restart Fails and Logs Error 2051 (157058)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q157058 SYMPTOMS
After a failure and a subsequent failed restart attempt, the Microsoft
Exchange Server Message Transfer Agent (MTA) logs an event similar to the
following:
Event ID: 2051
Source: MSExchangeMTA
Description: A fatal internal MTA error occurred. Contact Microsoft
Product Support Services. An illegal GET from element 3CB84D01 occurred
at offset 2073. [BASE DISP:FANOUT 14 8] (16)
CAUSE
If a failure occurred during the processing of a message, upon restart, key
routing information for some addresses on the recipients list may not be
consistent, causing the fatal error described above.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 4.0.
This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange 4.0 U.S.
Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 4/28/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbfix kbusage KB157058 |
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