XFOR: Access Violation Occurs When Sending Message Through SMTP Service

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This article was previously published under Q219839

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SYMPTOMS

If you attempt to send a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) message to a long list of recipients through the SMTP service, an access violation may occur.

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CAUSE

The recipients list in the To field is longer than 316 characters.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E396D059-E402-46EF-B095-A74399E25737&displaylang=en (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E396D059-E402-46EF-B095-A74399E25737&displaylang=en) -or-
152734 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152734/EN-US/ ) how to obtain the latest windows nt 4.0 service pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;cntactms)

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 5.

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