XCON: Recovery Checkpoint Size Different, MTA Connection Fails

• Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.0, 5.5

SYMPTOMS

When the message transfer agent (MTA) on one Microsoft Exchange Server computer attempts to connect to the MTA on another Exchange Server computer, it proposes a particular checkpoint size. When the second MTA accepts the connection, it may propose a different checkpoint size. If the connection ends unexpectedly, the first MTA attempts to connect again. However, the second MTA may not propose the same checkpoint size that it originally proposed, even if the first MTA does.

Note that if the first MTA established a monologue connection, the inconsistency between the original session protocol data unit (SPDU) and the recovery SPDU may prevent the first MTA from reconnecting after the original connection ends.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0.

A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug