DOCUMENT:Q188633 30-APR-1999 [exchange] TITLE :XADM: Error 502: No Permissions When Accessing NNTP Server PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0,5.5 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.0, 5.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When trying to access an NNTP service provided on an Exchange Server computer, you may receive error 502: No permissions CAUSE ===== The error has one of four possible causes: - Anonymous access is not enabled for the NNTP protocol. - The incorrect password has been entered. - The account used for validation has been incorrectly entered. - The account used for validation has a duplicate alias between multiple mailboxes for mailbox and custom recipients. WORKAROUND ========== To work around this problem: - If anonymous access is not enabled for the NNTP protocol, grant anonymous access. - If an incorrect password has been entered, verify and use the correct password. - If the account used for validation has been incorrectly entered, verify and use the correct account. - If the account used for validation has a duplicate alias between multiple mailboxes for mailbox and custom recipients, change the alias used on the custom recipient so that it does not match the alias on the mailbox. MORE INFORMATION ================ The No permissions error is caused by a problem with validation. During the validation process, the logon name is compared to the alias of a mailbox or custom recipient. ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.5 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.