Apparent Handle Leak in Inetinfo When the Smarthost Setting Is Incorrect (273644)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
This article was previously published under Q273644 SYMPTOMS
You might observe an ever-increasing number of handles for the Inetinfo process and an ever-increasing number of files in the Inetpub\Mailroot\Queue folder. These symptoms occur when mail is sent via ASP scripts using server.createobject("cdonts.newmail"), the Application Protection setting is set to High on the Home Directory tab in the IIS Administrator Web site properties, and the SMTP virtual server's Smarthost setting is incorrect.
CAUSE
This is caused by an invalid Smarthost setting.
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, correct the Smarthost setting:
- Start the Internet Information Services snap-in.
- Click the appropriate server.
- Right-click the default SMTP virtual server, and then click Properties.
- Click the Delivery tab.
- Click Advanced.
- Correct the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) and Smarthost setting.
- Click OK to close all the dialog boxes.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue download and install Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 fro the following link:
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Internet Information Services 5.0.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/12/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbenv kbfix kbQFE KB273644 |
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