XFOR: Same Autostart Channel on Two Servers Causes Failure

ID: q159329

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

Using Microsoft Chat Server, a persistent channel that follows an autostart persistent channel may also be marked as an autostart channel. This causes a bad server-to-server message to be generated (due to the erroneous autostart entry) and the portal links between servers is terminated.

CAUSE

There is a channel identification problem in the version 1.0 Chatsvc.dll, which is fixed in the updated Chatsvc.dll file.

RESOLUTION

Upgrade the system with Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 1.0.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 1.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 1.0. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q183062
   TITLE     : MCIS 1.0 Service Packs 1 and 2 Information

Version           : 1.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

Last Reviewed: November 20, 1998