DOCUMENT:Q166621  09-MAY-1999  [exchange]
TITLE   :XADM: Gateway Out Threads Not Set Correctly by Perfwiz.exe
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER:5.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Administrators of Microsoft Exchange Server version 5 may find that after they
install the Internet Mail Service (IMS) and run the Performance Optimizer
provided with Microsoft Exchange, the number of outbound gateway threads will
still be set to the default value of 2.

CAUSE
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The following specific options must be selected and specific conditions met to
see the symptom:

 - The NT server must have more than 128 megabytes memory.

 - The administrator selected 'POP3 Only' in the optimizer.

(To inspect the value, run Perfwiz.exe with the -v switch.)

RESOLUTION
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A logic error in Perfwiz.exe is the source of the trouble.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange Server
5.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on
the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : 5.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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