Why are hosts files being used on the network at all? This sounds like a name resolution issue and that you're using a hosts file would seem to confirm that network resolution isn't what it ought to be.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bounce- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Aldrich > Posted At: Friday, June 09, 2006 10:29 AM > Posted To: swynk > Conversation: Repost: EX5.5/Outlook 2000 strangeness > Subject: Repost: EX5.5/Outlook 2000 strangeness > > Reposting since I got exactly zero replies... Hopefully someone has > some ideas. > > Well, the problem my user was having the past few days has been > resolved -- we tracked it down to an out-of-date "hosts" file on his PC > pointing to an old IP address for the server he was on. > > However, he's having a new problem -- names don't resolve quickly and > Outlook hangs the system while it's trying to resolve the names in the > "to" > field. I have checked his lookup settings and they are as follows: > 1)Exchange Contacts 2)Personal Contacts 3)Global Catalog. > > I changed it from the default of: 1) Global Catalog 2)Personal > Contacts. It doesn't seem to make any difference. I even moved him to a > different mail server. > > This user is using Outlook 2000 Small Business Edition and Windows 2000 > Pro. > The server is Exchange 5.5 (fully updated) and Windows 2000 Server SP4. > > Is this the "wierdness" noted by others caused by upgrading to SP4? If > so, could someone point me to the fix, please? > > Note: I *did* "Google" the problem as well as search Microsoft's > knowledgebase, but I may not have worded the problem correctly to make > the answer come up. > Thanks > John > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > dl.sparklist.com > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
