XFOR:Setting All Chat TCP Ports to the Same Number Stops Linking

ID: Q197334

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft Exchange Chat Server will not link to other Microsoft Exchange Chat Servers through a portal if both the chat clients and servers are configured to use the same TCP port number. Internet Relay Chat clients will not be able to connect to any Microsoft Exchange Chat Server in this circumstance.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 Chat Server program.

Keywords :
Version : WinNT:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug