XADM: Folder Assistant Rule to Forward Messages May Fail

• Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SYMPTOMS

When you are setting up a rule in the Folder Assistant to forward messages to a mailbox and are using Insert Message as an Attachment as the method, you may notice that posts to that public folder are not forwarded and the rule has been disabled.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server version 5.5. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack

Component: Information Store

   File Name   Version
   ----------------------
   Store.exe   5.5.2442.0 

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use one of the other two methods under Folder Assistant to forward messages:

• Standard



• Leave Message Intact

1. Under Folder properties, click Folder Assistant.



2. Select the edit rule that has been disabled (a red X).



3. Under Edit Rule, select the forward method to be either Standard or Leave Message Intact.



4. Click OK to apply the rule.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 2.

Additional query words: freedocs freedoc posting inbox assistant

Keywords : exc55sp2fix
Version : WINDOWS:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug