When you create new users in Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, the users do not receive "welcome" e-mail messages (922833)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you create new users in Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, the users do not receive "welcome" e-mail messages. The mailbox is created, and new messages arrive as expected. However, the automatically generated welcome e-mail messages are not delivered.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if you have set the following configuration options:
  1. You enabled the Sender Filtering option in Microsoft Exchange.
  2. You enabled the Filter messages that use blank sender option in the properties of Message Delivery in Exchange System Manager.
  3. You enabled the Sender Filtering feature on the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) virtual server in Exchange Server 2003.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

The SMTP log shows that the welcome e-mail messages are being delivered. Although the e-mail messages are accepted by the SMTP server, the messages are dropped by Exchange. The e-mail messages are dropped before they reach the Exchange categorizer. These messages are not recorded in message tracking.

The Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) log of the failed transaction for a new user (Test2) resembles the following.
127.0.0.1, bobcatrtm, 2/24/2006, 10:34:12, SMTPSVC1, BOBCAT-RTM, 127.0.0.1, 0, 14, 32, 250, 0, HELO, -,  bobcatrtm,
127.0.0.1, bobcatrtm, 2/24/2006, 10:34:12, SMTPSVC1, BOBCAT-RTM, 127.0.0.1, 0, 27, 39, 250, 0, MAIL, -,  FROM: <test2@msft.com>,
127.0.0.1, bobcatrtm, 2/24/2006, 10:34:12, SMTPSVC1, BOBCAT-RTM, 127.0.0.1, 0, 25, 27, 250, 0, RCPT, -,  TO: <test2@msft.com>,
127.0.0.1, bobcatrtm, 2/24/2006, 10:34:12, SMTPSVC1, BOBCAT-RTM, 127.0.0.1, 297, 28730, 71, 240, 297, QUIT, -, bobcatrtm,
127.0.0.1, bobcatrtm, 2/24/2006, 10:34:12, SMTPSVC1, BOBCAT-RTM, 127.0.0.1, 0, 14, 32, 250, 0, HELO, -,  bobcatrtm,
127.0.0.1, bobcatrtm, 2/24/2006, 10:34:12, SMTPSVC1, BOBCAT-RTM, 127.0.0.1, 0, 27, 39, 250, 0, MAIL, -,  FROM: <test2@msft.com>,
127.0.0.1, bobcatrtm, 2/24/2006, 10:34:12, SMTPSVC1, BOBCAT-RTM, 127.0.0.1, 0, 25, 27, 250, 0, RCPT, -,  TO: <test2@msft.com>,
127.0.0.1, bobcatrtm, 2/24/2006, 10:34:12, SMTPSVC1, BOBCAT-RTM, 127.0.0.1, 234, 4323, 71, 240, 234, QUIT, -, bobcatrtm,

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/2/2006
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