XIMS: Messages May Be Moved to the Badmail Folder After You Apply Smtpsvc.dll 1877.58 Hotfix (286042)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.0
  • Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.5

This article was previously published under Q286042

SYMPTOMS

After you apply the Smtpsvc.dll 1877.58 hotfix, messages with folded headers are moved to the Badmail folder and not processed for delivery. The following is an example of a folded header:
Received: from <server1> by <server2> with Microsoft SMTPSVC;
	 Thu, 11 Jan 2001 14:47:19 -0500
				

CAUSE

The search for headers is improperly stopped when a carriage return/line feed (CR/LF) is reached and the header is not checked to see if the next line is part of the same header.

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

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

File nameVersion
Smtpsvc.dll5.5.1877.67

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about the Smtpsvc.dll hotfix, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

278025 XIMS: Messages Are Moved to Badmail Folder Because of Large Number of Recipients


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/17/2005
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