[GH-ISSUE #24] Possible Fix for Installation issues on Exchange 2013 SP1 #17

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opened 2026-02-26 10:35:15 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @psdogado on GitHub (Mar 14, 2014).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Pro/dkim-exchange/issues/24

Just found an interesting KB article concerning installing 3rd party transport agents on Exchange 2013 SP1.

Maybe it helps with some issues i've seen on the email notifications:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2938053/en-us

"After you install Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or you upgrade an existing Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 installation to Exchange Server 2013 SP1, third-party or custom-developed transport agents cannot be installed correctly. Additionally, the Microsoft Exchange Transport service (MSExchangeTransport.exe) cannot start automatically. Specifically, you cannot enable third-party products that rely on transport agents. For example, you cannot enable anti-malware software or custom-developed transport agents.

When the installation fails, you also receive an error message that resembles the following:

The TransportAgentFactory type must be the Microsoft .NET class type of the transport agent factory..."

Originally created by @psdogado on GitHub (Mar 14, 2014). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Pro/dkim-exchange/issues/24 Just found an interesting KB article concerning installing 3rd party transport agents on Exchange 2013 SP1. Maybe it helps with some issues i've seen on the email notifications: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2938053/en-us "After you install Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or you upgrade an existing Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 installation to Exchange Server 2013 SP1, third-party or custom-developed transport agents cannot be installed correctly. Additionally, the Microsoft Exchange Transport service (MSExchangeTransport.exe) cannot start automatically. Specifically, you cannot enable third-party products that rely on transport agents. For example, you cannot enable anti-malware software or custom-developed transport agents. When the installation fails, you also receive an error message that resembles the following: The TransportAgentFactory type must be the Microsoft .NET class type of the transport agent factory..."