DOCUMENT:Q197870  08-APR-2000  [exchange]
TITLE   :XFOR: Exchange Notes Connector Stops on Corrupted Message
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER:winnt:5.5
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:exc55 EXC55SP3Fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Exchange Notes Connector may stop when processing a corrupted message from
Lotus Notes to Exchange Server with the following error messages in the browser
log:

   1998/11/27 15:52:56- LME-NOTES-NTSMEX(01d2) 2 41301:Notes returned
   code: 2c5 (hex)
    >> ntshcint(1012)
   1998/11/27 15:52:56- LME-NOTES-NTSMEX(01d2) 2 41300:Notes Package ID:
   Notes Storage Facility (NSF). Extended Reason String: Object size
   cannot be zero
    >> ntshcint(1024)
   1998/11/27 15:52:56- LME-NOTES-NTSMEX(01d2) 2 41363:Error cannot
   retrieve message attachment
    >> ntshcm(4058)
   1998/11/27 15:52:56- LME-NOTES-NTSMEX(01d2) 2 54006:Error {GRC:2808}:
   Notes to Exchange Attachment XFM failed
    >> nts2mex(2352)
   1998/11/27 15:52:56- LME-NOTES-NTSMEX(01d2) 2 00500:An ABNORMAL
   SHUTDOWN request has been received
    >> stdmain(920)
   1998/11/27 15:52:56- LME-NOTES-NTSMEX(01d2) 3 00505:LME-NOTES-NTSMEX is
   ending, last return code was {A shutdown request was made}

CAUSE
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In this case, opening this message from Exchange.box on the Notes server, and
trying to either view, launch, or detach the attachment, produced the following
error message:

   Lotus Notes
   Object size cannot be zero.

   Could not detach to file C:\TEMP\filename.doc

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server
version 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 English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

Component: NOTESMC

+--------------------------+
| File name    | Version   | 
+--------------------------+
| Lsntxmex.exe | 5.05.2527 | 
+--------------------------+
| Lsntshc.dll  | 5.05.2527 | 
+--------------------------+

STATUS
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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 3.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : exc55 EXC55SP3Fix 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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