XCON: NDR and Event ID 290 in Event Log Sending X.400 Message

Last reviewed: October 13, 1997
Article ID: Q160947

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to send an X.400 message with an O/R address that has a null Domain Defined Attributes (DDA) type or DDA value, you may receive a non-delivery report (NDR) that contains the text "content-type-not- supported." In addition, an event similar to the following may appear in the event log:

   Source: MSExchangeMTA
   Event: 290
   Description: A non-delivery report (reason code unable-to-transfer and 
   diagnostic code content-type-not-supported) is being generated for 
   message <address>. It was originally destined for <address>;
   <recipient>, and was to be redirected to. [MTA DISP:RESULT 16 136] (12)

where <address> is the O/R address and <recipient> is the first recipient on the message.

CAUSE

Microsoft Exchange Server does not support null O/R address fields.

RESOLUTION

Configure the X.400 message so that the DDA type and DDA value are not null. The maximum value for the DDA type is 8 and the maximum value for the DDA value is 128.

Additional query words: x400
Keywords : XCON kbusage
Version : 4.0
Platform : winnt

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Last reviewed: October 13, 1997
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