Fatal Error on SMTP Server When Receiving Mail from Sendmail (292768)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server
This article was previously published under Q292768

SYMPTOMS

When a Windows 2000-based Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server is receiving mail from Sendmail version 8.11 or later, the server may return a fatal error.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because when Sendmail version 8.11 or later is configured with outbound authentication credentials, it sends AUTH= on the MAIL FROM command line if the sender has been authenticated. However, a Windows 2000-based SMTP server does not support the AUTH= parameter on the MAIL FROM SMTP command line.

RESOLUTION

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

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

STATUS

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

This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:11/10/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbWin2000PreSP2Fix KB292768
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