XFOR: Invalid Handle Exception Error During SMTP Server Maintenance
Article ID: 193687
Article Last Modified on 7/15/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.0
This article was previously published under Q193687
SYMPTOMS
When the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service is configured to
perform server maintenance based on message expiry and the hard disk on
the server becomes full, an Invalid Handle exception error may occur when
the SMTP server attempts to create free space on the server's hard disk.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Commercial
Internet System version 2.0.
This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.
Additional query words: expire expiration XFOR
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