XFOR: Chat Server Hangs or Disconnects Its Portal Connection (172973)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Commercial Internet System 1.0

This article was previously published under Q172973

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Chat Server may hang or disconnect its portal connection.

CAUSE

A server reaches some internal state where it sends messages that contain invalid UIDs across its portals. The most common cause is a bad AddRemoteMember. At that point, the server may hang or disconnect its portal connection.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 1.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Commercial Internet System version 1.0. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

SERVPACK


Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/30/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB172973