Exchange Server 2003 sends an incorrectly formatted URL to the event sinks when it receives messages from Exchange Server 5.5 (840056)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

SYMPTOMS

When a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 computer receives messages from a computer that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, the Exchange Server 2003 computer passes an incorrect URL to the Exchange Server 2003 event sinks. This problem occurs when Exchange Server 2003 receives messages through one or more of the following connectors:
  • X.400 connectors
  • SMTP connectors
  • Routing group connectors

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

When Exchange Server 2003 receives a message from Exchange Server 5.5, the URL that it passes to the event sinks is supposed to reference the actual e-mail message in the Exchange information store messaging database (MDB). However, this URL is incorrectly formatted, and therefore it may appear similar to the following:

file://./backofficestorage/DOMAIN.COM/MBX/MAILBOX/NON_IPM_SUBTREE/MTS-OUT/MessageSubject.EML/MessageSubject.EML

This URL is incorrect for both of the following reasons:
  • The path of the e-mail message is incorrect. The "MAILBOX/NON_IPM_SUBTREE/MTS-OUT" part of the path must be just "Inbox."
  • The message subject appears two times. "MessageSubject.EML" must appear only one time.
A correctly formatted URL appears similar to the following:

file://./backofficestorage/DOMAIN.COM/MBX/MailboxName/Inbox/MessageSubject.EML

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/12/2005
Keywords:kbpending kbBug KB840056 kbAudITPRO
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