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XADM: MTA Crashes with a Large Recipient List

Article ID: 147521

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q147521

SYMPTOMS

When a user attempts to send a message to a large number of recipients, either selected from the Address Book or manually typed, the Microsoft Exchange Message Transfer Agent (MTA) fails to convert the P2 message and faults in the error path. This causes the MTA to crash.

WORKAROUND

Use a Microsoft Exchange Distribution List.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 4.0. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 U.S. Service Pack 2. 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: kbusage KB147521