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491 E

Could not start the transfer. The initiator could not be contacted. Neither the initiator nor the responder is set to notify this Transfer Object Server

Note: This message is applicable only for computers running Data Transport Service at Release 1.1, Service Pack 1, or higher releases.

Reason:

This error message is displayed when both of the following conditions exist:

• Both the initiator and the responder are not Notification Agents. (Notification Agents are Data Transport Agents that connect to the Transfer Object Server using dial-up machines or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). These Agents are described in detail in the Data Transport Service Administration Client online help.)
• A transfer has been initiated, but the Transfer Object Server and the Data Transport Agent on the initiating machine could not connect. This condition may occur if:
  • The Data Transport Agent is not running on the initiating machine.
  • There is no network connection between the initiating machine and the Transfer Object Server.

Action:

Make sure that the Data Transport Agent on the initiating machine is running, and try sending the transfer again.

Make sure that the initiating machine is running and is connected to the network, and try sending the transfer again.

Note: This message is not displayed if one of the machines in the transfer is a Notification Agent; instead, the transfer's state is changed to WAITING_TO_CONNECT. Transfer states are described in detail in the Data Transport Service SDK Reference.

Also, if the initiator (a Notification Agent) started the transfer but failed to connect to the responder, and if the responder is not a Notification Agent, then message 403 is displayed, instead of this message.