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XFOR: Connector MTA Appears to Collect Mail It Shouldn't

Article ID: 133401

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q133401

SYMPTOMS

Under certain circumstances, an MS Mail connector (PC) MTA on a Microsoft Exchange Server computer appears to collect messages that it shouldn't. An event entry similar to the following is logged:

   Category:  Moved In
   Description:
   Date: 05/03/95
   Time:  18:43
   Message ID: 00000032
   Size: 1235
   FROM:  NETWORK/PO1/USER03
   TO:    NETWORK/PO3/USER45

CAUSE

This is by product design.

MORE INFORMATION

The log entry above is generated when a message is sent from PO1 to PO3, indirectly through PO2. In the example, PO2 also happens to be the hub connecting other postoffices to Microsoft Exchange.

The sample message is in error since no mail was actually moved into the Microsoft Exchange server. A similar message will appear if the connector MTA polls a postoffice that has messages queued up, waiting to be moved by an additional instance of the MTA.

Additional query words: message transfer agent MTA External

Keywords: kbenv KB133401