DOCUMENT:Q246597 01-JUN-2001 [exchange] TITLE :XADM: OOF Received for Msg Sent to a DL Configured Not to Send PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange PROD/VER:winnt:5.5 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:exc55 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix kbgraphxlinkcritical ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== A message is sent to a Distribution List (DL) configured to not generate Out of Office (OOF) messages. If the message is sent to another Exchange Server site connected with the Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service, an OOF message may be generated for recipients that are out of the office. CAUSE ===== The default behavior in the information store is to send an OOF message for a recipient that receives a message and that is configured to generate an OOF message. In the case of message delivery to a DL, when the message is being delivered to a user that is configured to generate an OOF, the DL configuration must be queried to see if it allows OOF responses. In the case of a message delivery path across the Internet Mail Service, the DL configuration is not being queried and the information store performs its default behavior, which results in an OOF message being returned. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server 5.5. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: x86: DownloadDownload Q248838engi.exe now (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=25443) Alpha: DownloadDownload Q248838enga.exe now (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=25444) For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. NOTE: When you start this version of the information store, the information store databases are automatically upgraded to a new format. After the databases have been upgraded, you can restore an earlier version of the Store.exe file on the server, but only if it is version 5.5.2651.32 or later. If you restore a Store.exe file earlier than version 5.5.2651.32 after the database has been upgraded, you are no longer able to start the information store. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q244976 XADM: Event ID 1197 and 1005 When Starting the Information Store WORKAROUND ========== To work around this issue, use the X.400 Connector or remote procedure call (RPC) Site Connector to connect your. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 4. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : exc55 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix kbgraphxlinkcritical Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 Version : winnt:5.5 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= 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 2001.