SBS 4.5 Fax Server Cannot Send Fax with Empty Message Body (292618)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.5

This article was previously published under Q292618

SYMPTOMS

When you try to send a fax from Microsoft Outlook on Small Business Server (SBS) 4.5, the fax message does not get sent. You can briefly see an error message in the Fax Printer spool, but the modem never dials. No Event Viewer warnings or error messages are logged. If e-mail notification is turned on, you do not receive any notification of the fax either being successfully sent or otherwise.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the message body in Outlook 2000 is blank. It is not possible to send a message with only a subject field and no message body with the SBS 4.5 Fax Server component.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, insert a single space in the message body when you send the fax to allow the Fax Server component to send the message as expected.

STATUS

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Small Business Server 2000.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/18/2006
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbinterop SBS45 KB292618