XFOR: Errors 2140 and 4074 When Starting the IMC

• Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0

SUMMARY

When starting the IMC you may receive a 2140 error. If you look in the application event log you may also see event 4074 with MSExchangeIMC as the source. The text of event 4074 reads as follows:

   Unable to start the Internet Mail Connector because the
   routing table could not be read. Wait a few minutes to allow
   any routing table updates to complete and then try to start it
   again. If this problem persists, check the configuration on the
   Connections and Address Space pages of the Internet Mail
   Connector properties.

MORE INFORMATION

The most likely cause of this error is that there is a value other than SMTP in the Address Type field on the Internet Mail tab of the IMC properties.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do one of the following:

• Change the Address Type field on the Internet Mail tab of the IMC properties to SMTP.

  or

• Add a proxy address of desired type.

  or

• Modify a key in the registry, according to the following steps:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

2. Under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following subkey:

         SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIMC\Parameters
   

3. Add the value SiteDomain to this key. Make the data type REG_SZ, and make the string the address type you want to use.