SYMPTOMS
The Microsoft Exchange Server message transfer agent (MTA) may return a non-
delivery report (NDR) similar to the following when a message has been sent
to a distribution list (DL) after a member's mailbox had been deleted, and
the membership thus removed implicitly from the DL:
Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.
Subject: Test Message
Sent: 10/1/98 4:38 PM
The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
/o=ORG/ou=SITE/cn=RECIPIENTS/cn=DELETED_USER on 10/1/98 4:38 PM
A required directory operation was unsuccessful
MSEXCH:MSExchangeMTA:SITE:SERVER
RESOLUTION
Exchange Server 5.0
A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from
Microsoft, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied
only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not
severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you
wait for the next Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0 service pack that
contains this fix.
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 on support costs, please go
to the following address on the World Wide Web:
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes
or later:
Component: Message Transfer Agent (MTA)
File Name Version
--------------------------
Address.dll 5.0.1461.71
Dbserver.sch 5.0.1461.71
Dcprods.cat 5.0.1461.71
Ems_rid.dll 5.0.1461.71
Emsmta.exe 5.0.1461.71
Infoplog.cfg 5.0.1461.71
Infotlog.cfg 5.0.1461.71
Infoxlog.cfg 5.0.1461.71
Mmiext.dll 5.0.1461.71
Mtacheck.exe 5.0.1461.71
Mtamsg.dll 5.0.1461.71
P2.xv2 5.0.1461.71
P3.tpl 5.0.1461.71
P772.tpl 5.0.1461.71
X400om.dll 5.0.1461.71
X400omv1.dll 5.0.1461.71
Exchange Server 5.5
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server
version 5.5. For more information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
191014
XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes
or later:
Component: Message Transfer Agent (MTA)
File Name Version
-------------------------
Dbserver.sch 5.5.2424.0
Dcprods.cat 5.5.2424.0
Ems_rid.dll 5.5.2424.0
Emsmta.exe 5.5.2424.0
Info4log.cfg 5.5.2424.0
Infodlog.cfg 5.5.2424.0
Infollog.cfg 5.5.2424.0
Infotlog.cfg 5.5.2424.0
Mtacheck.exe 5.5.2424.0
Mtamsg.dll 5.5.2424.0
P2.xv2 5.5.2424.0
X400om.dll 5.5.2424.0
X400omv1.dll 5.5.2424.0