Q193762: XCON: Zero Byte Attachments Cause NDRs from Exchange 5.5 SP1

Article: Q193762
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 5.5,5.5 SP1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55sp2fix
Last Modified: 20-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.5, 5.5 SP1 
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SYMPTOMS
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Using the following diagram to aid explanation:

  MS Mail ------> Exchange Server A <-----------------> Exchange Server B
                                   '88 X400 - NO D/REP

When messages with zero byte files are sent from Microsoft Mail to Exchange
Server B, Exchange Server B sends non-delivery reports on the messages.

Typical events seen in the event logs (generated by the message transfer agent or
MTA) include:

 Event: 210
  Description: An internal MTA error occurred. Content conversion for
  message C=US;A= ;P=Microsoft;L=SERVERB-980805135302Z-7 failed.
  Conversion error: 4096, Object at fault: 0600002F, Original content
  type: 2A864886F7140501, New content type: 56010A01. PDU dump reference
  1 [MTA DISP:FANOUT 13 112] (14)

 Event: 290
  Description: A non-delivery report (reason code unable-to-transfer and
  diagnostic code content-syntax-error) is being generated for message
  C=US;A= ;P=Microsoft;L=SERVERB-980805135302Z-7. It was originally
  destined for DN:/o=MICROSOFT/ou=SHELLKEEP/cn=RECIPIENTS/cn=MSMailA<A7>
  (recipient number 1), and was to be redirected to
  DN:/o=MICROSOFT/ou=SHELLKEEP/cn=RECIPIENTS/cn=MSMailA<A7>C=US;A=
  ;P=Microsoft;O=ShellMSMI;S=Admin;G=MSMail;. [MTA DISP:RESULT 18 136]
  (12)

CAUSE
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This problem is caused by a boundary condition bug in the MTA.

RESOLUTION
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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


The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

  Component: Message Transfer Agent (MTA)

  File Name      Version
  -------------------------
  Dbserver.sch   5.5.2391.0
  Dcprods.cat    5.5.2391.0
  Ems_rid.dll    5.5.2391.0
  Emsmta.exe     5.5.2391.0
  Info4log.cfg   5.5.2391.0
  Infodlog.cfg   5.5.2391.0
  Infollog.cfg   5.5.2391.0
  Infotlog.cfg   5.5.2391.0
  Mtacheck.exe   5.5.2391.0
  Mtamsg.dll     5.5.2391.0
  P2.xv2         5.5.2391.0
  X400om.dll     5.5.2391.0
  X400omv1.dll   5.5.2391.0

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5 and 5.5 Service Pack 1. This problem was first corrected in Exchange
Server 5.5 Service Pack 2.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : exc55sp2fix 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 kbExchange550SP1
Version           : :5.5,5.5 SP1
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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