If you enable subject logging the subject will likely be 'undeliverable:
%blah'. If this is the biggest problem on your plate, your Exchange
server is running well, ignore the queues and go read a book or
something. 

-- 
Chris Scharff
Messaging Services Architect
MessageOne
[o] 512.652.4500 x244
[m] 512.560.2984
[f] 512.652.4504
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> Behalf Of Knox, Ron G.
> Posted At: Monday, April 18, 2005 3:45 PM
> Posted To: swynk
> Conversation: [BULK] RE: Postmaster Account
> Subject: RE: [BULK] RE: Postmaster Account
> 
> 
> It is about 200 queues a day and it just depends on the 
> messages, queues have 50 maybe and some only have 1 and 
> anywhere in between. They do show as postmaster@ and the 
> subject is hidden
> 
> Ronk  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> Behalf Of Chris Scharff
> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 1:03 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: [BULK] RE: Postmaster Account
> 
> Why does it matter that the queues are filling up? Are we 
> talking about hundreds of thousands of messages? What is the 
> subject of these messages? In the queue does the sender 
> actually show as postmaster@ or does it show as <>?
> 
> --
> Chris Scharff
> Messaging Services Architect
> MessageOne
> [o] 512.652.4500 x244
> [m] 512.560.2984
> [f] 512.652.4504
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
> > Knox, Ron G.
> > Posted At: Monday, April 18, 2005 1:45 PM Posted To: swynk
> > Conversation: [BULK] RE: Postmaster Account
> > Subject: RE: [BULK] RE: Postmaster Account
> > 
> > 
> > If I look at the queues and do find messages/find now/ in 
> > search results it comes up as [EMAIL PROTECTED] as 
> > the sender. The site doesn't even have a postmaster account 
> > setup in ADUC from what the admin said. How would one tell 
> > for sure if they were just NDR's. Can I just set the NDR's 
> > off then see if the queues stop filling up ???
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Ronk 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> > Behalf Of Chris Scharff
> > Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 11:15 AM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> > Subject: RE: [BULK] RE: Postmaster Account
> > 
> > Have you determined these are anything more than simply NDRs 
> > being attempted to deliver to the (possibly forged) sender? 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> Behalf Of 
> > > Knox, Ron G.
> > > Posted At: Monday, April 18, 2005 10:29 AM Posted To: swynk
> > > Conversation: Postmaster Account
> > > Subject: [BULK] RE: Postmaster Account
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I have tried the SMTP logging but I must be doing something wrong 
> > > because I can't capture this culprit. Can anyone give me a 
> > few leads 
> > > on what I should set or another app that I can locate this with ??
> > > Thanks in Advance
> > > 
> > > Ronk
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> Behalf Of 
> > > User, IS (PHES)
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:32 PM
> > > To: Exchange Discussions
> > > Subject: RE: Postmaster Account
> > > 
> > > Sounds like it may be a client on your network that is 
> > infected with a 
> > > SPAM Trojan or some such and attempting to use your 
> Exchange as the 
> > > SMTP server.
> > > 
> > > Maybe you can kick up the SMTP logging and see which IP 
> address is 
> > > "Sending"
> > > the messages and verify that it isn't a PC, then clean it 
> > up if it is.
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> Behalf Of 
> > > Knox, Ron G.
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 3:20 PM
> > > To: Exchange Discussions
> > > Subject: RE: Postmaster Account
> > > 
> > > After getting the clear picture from the site admin the 
> postmaster 
> > > account is the one sending the spam,  HELP !!!
> > > 
> > >  I have looked and there are no postmaster accounts set 
> up on this 
> > > server.
> > > But the messages are coming from 
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] they are 
> > > getting no farther than the queues but causing a bunch of work 
> > > clearing out the queues of these messages.
> > > 
> > > Can anyone point me in the right direction ??  What to 
> use to find 
> > > this phantom....
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > > Ronk
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> Behalf Of 
> > > Knox, Ron G.
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 9:00 AM
> > > To: Exchange Discussions
> > > Subject: RE: Postmaster Account
> > > 
> > > Thanks Charlie that was what I was thinking but wasn't 
> sure how to 
> > > address the user account.
> > > Thanks Again
> > > Ronk
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> Behalf Of 
> > > Charlie Kaiser
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 8:03 AM
> > > To: Exchange Discussions
> > > Subject: RE: Postmaster Account
> > > 
> > > In ADUC, create a new DL with an appropriate name. Don't add any 
> > > members.
> > > Add the email addresses you want the list to accept mail for.
> > > That way, once you send to that email address, it will be 
> > delivered to 
> > > the DL, but since there are no members, the mail will 
> just go away.
> > > 
> > > **********************
> > > Charlie Kaiser
> > > MCSE, CCNA
> > > Systems Engineer
> > > Essex Credit / Brickwalk
> > > 510 595 5083
> > > **********************
> > >  
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> > Behalf Of 
> > > > Knox, Ron G.
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 6:57 AM
> > > > To: Exchange Discussions
> > > > Subject: RE: Postmaster Account
> > > > 
> > > > How would one go about adding the null distribution 
> > list??  I guess 
> > > > I'm not following you for sure.
> > > > Ronk
> > > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> > Behalf Of 
> > > > Chris Scharff
> > > > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 8:54 AM
> > > > To: Exchange Discussions
> > > > Subject: RE: Postmaster Account
> > > > 
> > > > ESM | Org | Administrative Groups | $admin_group | Servers
> > > | $server |
> > > 
> > > > Protocols | SMTP | $virtual_server | Properties | Messages
> > > | Send copy
> > > 
> > > > of Non-Delivery Report to:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Course if it's just a single account being bombarded with 
> > spam I'd 
> > > > have added that SMTP address to a null distribution list so
> > > that the
> > > > messages are dropped into the ether.
> > > > 
> > > > --
> > > > Chris Scharff
> > > > Messaging Services Architect
> > > > MessageOne
> > > > [o] 512.652.4500 x244
> > > > [m] 512.560.2984
> > > > [f] 512.652.4504
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> > > Behalf Of
> > > > > Ron G. Knox Posted At: Sunday, April 10, 2005 8:50 PM 
> Posted To:
> > > > > swynk
> > > > > Conversation: Postmaster Account
> > > > > Subject: Postmaster Account
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > All I have the postmaster account being bombarded by 
> spam so I 
> > > > > deleted the account and still have my mail queues 
> > loaded up with 
> > > > > mail to this account.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I go in and delete the mail queues but still am getting 
> > loaded up 
> > > > > even with the account deleted. I have Exchange 2003 
> SP1, Win2k3 
> > > > > server.
> > > > > 
> > > > > One I am wondering is there a way to block all mail
> > > coming to this
> > > > > post master account??
> > > > > 
> > > > > Two is there a easy way to dump these queues other than 
> > using the 
> > > > > exchange admin and deleting the messages individually??
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks in Advance
> > > > > Ronk
> > > > >
> > > > 
> > > > 
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