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Error Message: The Server Rejected One or More Recipient Addresses. The Server Response was: 501 5.5.4 Invalid Address

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Symptoms

When you attempt to use a MAILTO: SMTP address that contains a query string with an open destination port, the following error message may occur:
The server rejected one or more recipient addresses. The server response was: 501 5.5.4 Invalid Address

The server encountered a transport error while processing the messaging port "ODest", which uses a transport component with a ProgID of "{0275E0DC-0001-0000-119B-1061D45CC100}".

A transmission attempt failed.

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Cause

BizTalk does not support query strings after the MAILTO: SMTP address. The following is an example of an invalid entry:
mailto:user@domain.com?Subject=CustomSubjectLine

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Status

This behavior is by design.

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Keywords: KB276866, kbpending, kbbug

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Article Info
Article ID : 276866
Revision : 4
Created on : 10/17/2003
Published on : 10/17/2003
Exists online : False
Views : 335