SMTP: ERROR Write and ERROR Read Messages

Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
Article ID: Q112237

3.00 MS-DOS kb3rdparty

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

The Mail Gateway to SMTP displays "ERROR write" and "ERROR read" messages.

CAUSE

There is a problem in the TCP/IP layer of the network transport. If no other errors indicate an obvious cause, the most common one is mismatched TCP/IP window sizes.

RESOLUTION

Define the window sizes in the gateway computer's TCP/IP layer and the TCP/IP host to be in the same range. The best method is to make them the same size and the minimum size allowed. If window sizes match but network errors persist, use a protocol analyzer on the network segment between the gateway computer and the TCP/IP host to pinpoint their cause.

REFERENCE KB on "TCP/IP Sliding Windows Concept"

Additional reference words: 3.00 smtp tcpip windows
KBCategory: kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: MailGWSMTP

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Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
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