Q147041: PC Win: Sending to a Large Distribution List Fails

Article: Q147041
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.2,3.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 23-JAN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail for Windows, versions 3.2, 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you send a message with a very large recipient list, you may receive a
General Protection (GP) fault or the following non-delivery message from the
System Administrator:

  Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.
  Date submitted: <date and time you sent the mail>
  Message title: <subject of message>

  The following recipient(s) could not be reached:

  <alias name of a group>(<address of the group>)
  Warning: one or more members of that group could not be located.

NOTE: When the above error occurs, the message may have been sent to some of the
users.

CAUSE
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The expansion of the To: list has resulted in a large number of users that
cannot be handled by the client or the message transport.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 3.5 of the Microsoft
Mail for Windows. A fix for this problem is in development, but has not been
regression-tested and may be destabilizing in production environments.

Contact Microsoft Product Support Services for more information on the
availability of this fix.

Additional query words: 3.20 3.50

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMail350 kbMail320
Version           : WINDOWS:3.2,3.5

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