Error: "Invalid Policy" found multiple times in the Detail reports for a Symantec SMTP product
| Article:TECH82346 | | | Created: 2004-01-18 | | | Updated: 2007-01-02 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH82346 |
Problem
The Symantec SMTP product installed is dropping all mail. A review of a Detail report has instances of the "Invalid Policy" error message. Processing the email generates the errors. This may have occurred after upgrading the Symantec SMTP product.
The Symantec SMTP product is one of the following:
Symantec AntiSpam for SMTP 3.1.x
Symantec AntiVirus for SMTP Gateways 3.x
Symantec Mail Security 4.0.x for SMTP
Symptoms
Error: "Invalid Policy" found multiple times in the Detail reports for a Symantec SMTP product The Symantec SMTP product installed is dropping all mail. A review of a Detail report has instances of the "Invalid Policy" error message. Processing the email generates the errors. This may have occurred after upgrading the Symantec SMTP product. The Symantec SMTP product is one of the following: Symantec AntiSpam for SMTP 3.1.x Symantec AntiVirus for SMTP Gateways 3.x Symantec Mail Security 4.0.x for SMTP
Solution
To solve this problem
- Make sure the product license is installed before continuing.
- Uninstall the Symantec product using Add/Remove Programs.
- Delete the savsmtp.cfg or smssmtp.cfg.
- Reinstall the Symantec product.
- Configure the installation as a new installation. Do not reuse the information from the previous configuration. This will cause the problem to recur.
A corrupted SMSSMTP.cfg file can cause these problems. The problem occurs when the email scanner cannot process some email appropriately. The following is an example of two Scan error entries ( 1 and 2) showing the Info: lines.
Scan error 1
"Info: Invalid policy Info2: Generic"
Scan error 2
"Info: Address or content not allowed. Info2: Invalid policy"
Technical Information
A corrupted SMSSMTP.cfg file can cause these problems. The problem occurs when the email scanner cannot process some email appropriately. The following is an example of two Scan error entries ( 1 and 2) showing the Info: lines.
Scan error 1
"Info: Invalid policy Info2: Generic"
Scan error 2
"Info: Address or content not allowed. Info2: Invalid policy"
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