XFOR: Unprotected Global Variables in MSMI
Article ID: 166609
Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q166609
SYMPTOMS
No definitive symptoms have been associated or observed with this
condition, but theoretically could include access violations and\or Non-
Delivery Reports (NDRs) being generated when the Microsoft Mail Interchange
(MSMI) processes messages addressed to SNADS or PROFS recipients located
via a downstream Microsoft Mail for PC Networks Gateway postoffice.
CAUSE
During MSMI initialization or refresh, two global strings sometimes change
but are not protected during the change.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 4.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service
Pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 4.0. For information on
obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest Microsoft
Exchange Server version 5.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining
the Service
Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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