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XFOR: Err Msg: The Message Could Not Be Delivered

Article ID: 167726

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q167726

SYMPTOMS

When you receive mail with the Windows messaging client included with Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, and you are running the Internet Mail and Personal Folder services only, you may receive the following error message:

The message could not be delivered because a network problem occurred
while transferring the message. If the problem persists, contact your
Internet Service Provider.

MORE INFORMATION

This error occurs when you by use the Windows messaging client with only the Internet Mail Service configured to connect to an Exchange Server 5.0 computer running the POP3 client service.

This problem does not occur in Exchange Client 4.0 or 5.0.

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