XFOR: Internet Mail Service Does Not Clean Up Temp Files When Shut Down During Transfer (190709)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0
This article was previously published under Q190709

SYMPTOMS

Administrators of Microsoft Exchange server version 5 will notice that when the Internet Mail Service is cycled during an open, inbound session with another host, the temporary file used for the message in transit will not be removed when the service is restarted.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server, version5.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Although these temporary files are "stranded," they do not represent lost mail. The sending host will try to deliver the mail later, because the entire transaction was not completed. These stranded files can be deleted if necessary, without impacting the Internet Mail Service performance.

Below is a sample of what you should see in the stranded temporary file: 
   [ASCII 247]   ImCr        [ASCII 160][ASCII 216]MK[ASCII 250][ASCII
   233][ASCII 188]        test.dns.microsoft.com test.dns.microsoft.com
   <user@ms.com>   c=US;a= ;p=Microsoft;l=RAYDEN9711051951WKA6D6YM
   X            9B        h[ASCII 216] h[ASCII 216]
   <administrator@charlotte.microsoft.com>  DEN> roEwLsReceived: from
   test.dns.microsoft.com by Rayden.Microsoft.Com with SMTP (Microsoft
   Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.0.1458.49)
   id WKA6D6YM; Wed, 5 Nov 1997 14:51:27 -0500
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/28/2005
Keywords:kbbug KB190709
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