SMTP: Err Msg: 552 Error in Local Delivery

Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
Article ID: Q128570

3.00 MS-DOS kb3rdparty kbenv

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When you run the SMTPGATE.EXE program, the following error occurs:

   ERROR SMTPPUT: 201- X - X - Failure submitting message to mail database
      [tx] 552 Error in local delivery

CAUSE

The FILES= setting in your CONFIG.SYS file is set too low. The SMTPGATE.EXE program requires a large number of file handles; therefore, if the FILES= statement is set too low, the program cannot run properly.

RESOLUTION

Edit your CONFIG.SYS file and increase the FILES= statement; initially set FILES= to 40, and then increase the number as needed.

MORE INFORMATION

In MS-DOS, the default value for the FILES= statement is 8. The highest possible value is 255.

Additional reference words: 3.00
KBCategory: kb3rdparty kbenv
KBSubcategory: MailGWSMTP

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Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
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