XCON: SMTP Connector May Never Be Down When All of the Source Bridgehead Servers Are Down (279495)

SYMPTOMS

When an Exchange 2000 SMTP Connector is configured to use Domain Name System (DNS) for routing, the SMTP Connector may never be down when all of the source bridgehead servers are down.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the SMTP Connector is not designed to be down if it is configured to use DNS for routing, even when all of the source bridgehead servers are down.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

301378 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Component: Transport

File name	Version
Phatq.dll	6.0.4418.28
Reapi.dll	6.0.4418.28
Resvc.dll	6.0.4418.28
Tranmsg.dll	6.0.4418.28

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 1.