Inter-Site Messaging Service SMTP Transport plug-in failed to register the event sink ismsink.dll

Inter_Site_Messaging_Service_SMTP_Transport_plug_in_failed_to_register_the_event_sink_ismsink.dll_5_Rule (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The Intersite Messaging service using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) transport failed to register the event sink DLL (Ismsink.dll). The event sink notifies the messaging service that new mail has arrived. New mail will accumulate in the drop folder until this problem is corrected.

Sample Event:

The Intersite Messaging service using the SMTP transport failed to register the event sink DLL (Ismsink.dll).

The event sink notifies the messaging service that new mail has arrived. New mail will accumulate in the drop folder until this problem is corrected.

Additional Data

Error value: %2 %1

Resolutions

Verify that the event sink DLL (Ismsink.dll) is present and not corrupted. Register the event sink DLL manually by using the following commands:

regsvr32 /u ismsink.dll
regsvr32 ismsink.dll

Restart the Intersite Messaging service.

External

For more information, see:

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.Windows.Server.2003.AD.DomainControllerRole

Category

EventCollection

Enabled

True

Event_ID

1467

Event Source

NTDS Inter-site Messaging

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Error

Alert Priority

Normal

Remotable

True

Alert Message

Inter-Site Messaging Service SMTP Transport plug-in failed to register the event sink ismsink.dll

{0}

Event Log

Directory Service

Comment

Mom2005ID='{A0578F78-E7BF-4EC7-926A-694491AD0F96}';MOM2005GroupID=

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
DS	DataSource	Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider	Default
GenerateAlert	WriteAction	System.Health.GenerateAlert	Default
WriteToDB	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent	Default
WriteToDW	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData	Default

Source Code:

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</Rule>