Chris is a chef as well? A man of many talents. :)
Regards Mr Louis Joyce Network Support Analyst Exchange Administrator BT Ignite eSolutions -----Original Message----- From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 29 January 2002 13:55 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Move mailbox = can't reveive ? Me thinks you are overthinking this. I agree with Iron Chef Messaging Scharff, I've done a number of times overnight and across WAN links w/o issue. -----Original Message----- From: Herold Heiko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:51 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Move mailbox = can't reveive ? Well, I did mov some mailboxes during prime time the other day (for space reason): phone user with top #1 mailbox "please close outlook until notice", move mailbox, give clearance for outlook. After moving around ~ 10 users (~7GB, sigh) I got notice from a couple of those for bounced and resent mail. So I was wondering if there is a "better" solution. As it sems the "low-traffic time with crossed fingers" way seems to be the only better one, possibly combined with the "delay external mail prior to entering the exchange system". As a matter of fact I need to take a look again at the configuration of our mail gateways (sendmail) - it should be possible to match the relevant addresses before every other rule, and send it to an "empty" IP address (without anything answering on that address) so the mail would just sit in the queue. Then redirect it to a real mail gateway later, after completition of the move. Heiko -- -- PREVINET S.p.A. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Via Ferretto, 1 ph x39-041-5907073 -- I-31021 Mogliano V.to (TV) fax x39-041-5907087 -- ITALY > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 2:25 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Move mailbox = can't reveive ? > > > My average mailbox move takes around 5 minutes. Actual risk > of mail being > NDR'd is a number significantly close to zero (e.g. I moved > 1100 users from > one server to another one evening and received 0 complaints > about bounced or > missing mail). Mail which is sent during that time is > bounced, not lost, so > the sender can simply try and resend the message... not like > the occasional > odd NDR doesn't happen anyway. > > What's the actual problem we're trying to solve here or is > this just an > academic exercise? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Herold Heiko > To: Exchange Discussions > Sent: 1/29/2002 6:01 AM > Subject: RE: Move mailbox = can't reveive ? > > OK users should not be connected during move mailbox - no problem. > But mail can't be delivered ? Let's see, this means > a) every connector on every exchange server must be down, no user > anywhere must be connected, or > b) every connector on the source and destination server must be down, > they must not be able to communicate with any other exchange server in > the same org/site, but they still must be able to communicate with a > domain controller. Oh, no user logged in those two servers obviously. > > Seems not exactly an easy task if you don't want to risk loosing mail > during a move mailbox... is there any way to do this ? Every > network has > moments when there are few users and external mail is trickling in > slowly, but still not 100% sure. > > For the drive space issue... I was still thinking, what if on a > partition is say, pub.edb only ? BTW I'm just copying the exchange > resource kit and service pack on that partition :) > > Heiko > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- The information contained in this email message is privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. 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