Exactly why I didn't understand it, but it seems that the MTA got screwed right at that moment. Exchange started reporting delivery failures for any mail that I should have received, all in the MTA category.
Since I managed to create a new mailbox and sussed may MAPI problem, App Event activity is zero Tim :-----Original Message----- :From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] :Sent: Thursday, 1 November 2001 14:49 :To: Exchange Discussions :Subject: RE: Strange Problem : : :I find it hard to believe that your Outlook session corrupted the MTA. :Outlook doesn't touch the MTA. : :Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP :Tech Consultant :Compaq Computer Corporation (soon to be HP) :All your base are belong to us. : : :-----Original Message----- :From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tim John :Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 12:35 PM :To: Exchange Discussions :Subject: Strange Problem : : :Hi all, : :I had a screw up yesterday whereby my Sys Admin rebooted the Exchange :server, just as my Outlook client was connecting ! It resulted :in a corrupt :MTA and prevented me receiving email. : :I created another mailbox for myself and copied all my data :over from the :old one. That seemed to fix the problem as far as sending and receiving :went, although I still had a number of event records :expressing MTA errors. :The error included my x400 address with a little squiggle at :the end that :looked like a 'double s' - one on top of the other. Also, :because I created :a new mailbox with a different name (and then renamed it) the :'directory' :element stayed as the temporary name. : :I discovered throughout the day yesterday, that infact, any mail I sent :didn't get delivered (external - internal OK). First thing :this morning, I :restored the "mtadata" folder from Monday night backup hoping :this would :solve the problem. Although it restored successfully, today I :can't send :email at all - it just sits in my outbox and nothing will shift it. : :Any ideas - it's freaking me out !! : :Thanks : :Tim : :_________________________________________________________________ :List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm :Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp :To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : :_________________________________________________________________ :List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm :Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp :To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
