The Inetinfo.exe process on a Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server expansion server stops unexpectedly

When you try to send e-mail messages to a dynamic distribution list, the Inetinfo.exe process on a Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server expansion server stops unexpectedly (crashes).

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

• The dynamic distribution list is a query-based distribution list.
• The query string for this distribution list is too big.

Hotfix information

To resolve this problem, obtain the August 2004 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 update rollup.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Prerequisites

Because of file dependencies, this update requires Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (SP3). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

File information

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server.