The IP address of the other end is often the unique factor which can be
traced when multiple threads are communicating at once. 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> Behalf Of John Strongosky
> Posted At: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 5:15 PM
> Posted To: swynk
> Conversation: IIS SMtp Logs
> Subject: RE: IIS SMtp Logs
> 
> 
> Forgot about the "Data Blob", what I would want is just what 
> the IIS logs gives now except add a message id so you can 
> follow the conversation.
> 
> john 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> Behalf Of Presley, Steven
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 3:12 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: IIS SMtp Logs
> 
> You will get the entire SMTP session except the entire DATA 
> blob.  You will see a small portion of the DATA blob, which 
> tends to be limited to the messageID in the IIS SMTP log.  I 
> have also found it useful to dump out the link state data as 
> that can clutter things up (again, using findstr /v).
> Consider what you are asking for though.  A typical SMTP log 
> where I work is 400mb a day (per server).  If you were to add 
> in the entire DATA blob, that would make that log file 
> unmanageable.  What are you expecting to see in the DATA blob 
> that you could not see in the client anyways?  If you are 
> looking for the RAW MIME content then use a POP3 or IMAP 
> client and you will get the message before it is "promoted" 
> into MAPI format.
> 
> Best regards,
> Steven
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
> > John Strongosky
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 4:26 PM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> > Subject: RE: IIS SMtp Logs
> > 
> > Thanks for the reply, what I would be looking for is the 
> entire smtp 
> > conversation in order to troubleshoot a problem....
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
> > Presley, Steven
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 1:18 PM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> > Subject: RE: IIS SMtp Logs
> > 
> > Well it all depends on what you are looking for in the IIS 
> SMTP log, 
> > but I generally start with the following:
> > 
> > Separate the inbound from outbound connections:
> > findstr /v "Outbound" iissmtplogfile.log > inbound.log findstr 
> > "Outbound"
> > iissmtplogfile.log > outbound.log
> > 
> > This should make it easier to parse, now it comes down to 
> what exactly 
> > you are looking for.  If you are looking for mail from a particular 
> > server you can parse it even more (using either the server name or
> > IP):
> > findstr "servername" inbound.log or findstr "servername" 
> outbound.log
> > 
> > Because email sessions can occur in constant streams it can be 
> > difficult to narrow down specifics, but generally once you get the 
> > feel for the logs and how they work you should be able to find what 
> > you are looking for.  What specifically are you looking for?
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Steven
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> Behalf Of 
> > > John Strongosky
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 3:46 PM
> > > To: Exchange Discussions
> > > Subject: IIS SMtp Logs
> > > 
> > >  
> > > Looking at the IIS smtp logs and I find it very hard to 
> follow the 
> > > smtp conversation, is there any way to add a email id. 
> I've checked 
> > > almost every check box on the IIS Logging properties and its not 
> > > there. Does anybody have a recommended log parser/viewer
> > that they are
> > > using for this?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > v/r
> > > john
> > > 
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