RE: Error #4.4.6 - Error Causes Message To Bounce Between Two Servers

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From: Jeff Thibodeau [MS] (jeffthi_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/28/04 

Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 15:18:32 GMT

Hi Richard,
The 4.4.6 is telling you there is a loop in your configuration.
Normally this has something to do with Smarthost setting, connectors setup
to send to a smarthost or a DNS issue.

Does this happen with all users or only a few? If only a few users see
this it could be a rule or alternate recipient.

If none of your connectors or SMTP virtual servers have been changed, you
may have some DNS records causing the problem. Internal MX records can
cause problems like this.

I hope this helps.

Jeff Thibodeau
Microsoft 

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>From: "Richard" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>Sender: "Richard" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>Subject: Error #4.4.6 - Error Causes Message To Bounce Between Two Servers
>Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 03:17:11 -0700
>When receiving emails from a one of our customers we get 
>the following NDR here however the users here still get 
>the email. Any ideas? We are running Exchange Server 2000 
>and this only started a week ago. We have made no chnages 
>this end.
>
>
>Your message did not reach some or all of the intended 
>recipients.
>
>      Subject:	Test Message
>      Sent:	10/05/2004 13:44
>
>The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
>
>      Joe Bloggs on 10/05/2004 14:31
>            A configuration error in the e-mail system 
>caused the message to bounce between two servers or to be 
>forwarded between two recipients.  Contact your 
>administrator.
>            <domain-name.co.uk #4.4.6>
>
>

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