XADM: TCP/IP Error Messages Following Install and Reboot

ID: Q174821

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

After you install Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0, the following errors may appear in the Application log following each reboot:


   ID 11502
   MSExchangeNNTP
   Error
   Initialization of the NNTP external interface failed with error -
   2147467259.

   ID 11303
   MSExchangeNNTP
   Error
   An error occurred while binding NNTP to SSL in the GetHostName function.

   ID 11504
   MSExchange Pop3
   Error
   Initialization of the POP3 external interface failed with error -
   2147467259.

These errors will continue to appear, even if a clean install has been performed.

CAUSE

If TCP/IP has been loaded on to the server and then removed, the above errors will occur whenever Exchange Server 5.0 is loaded on to that server and then rebooted.

RESOLUTION

Reload TCP/IP on the server and the errors will no longer appear in the Application log.

MORE INFORMATION

NNTP and POP3 are native to TCP/IP. Therefore, they are trying to call/perform Winsock32 functions. Because Winsock is not present (because TCP/IP was uninstalled) these errors occur.

Keywords : XADM
Version : WinNT:5.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb