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XFOR: IMS: SMTP Service Could Not Retrieve Error String for Error Code 1006

Article ID: 186748

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003

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This article was previously published under Q186748

SYMPTOMS

The following is an example of an error message that may appear with the Internet Mail Server 1.0 SMTP service:
Connection to with IP Address 172.21.13.45 failed from microsoft.com- 172.21.14.98
Smtp service could not retrieve error string for error code 10061
someone@samples.microsoft.com

CAUSE

This error occurs when the Internet Mail Server 1.0 SMTP service is configured to forward messages to a smart host that has no SMTP service listening on port 25.

RESOLUTION

Configure the SMTP service to forward messages to a valid smart host.

Additional query words: prodmcis1 prodIMS

Keywords: kbprb KB186748


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