Effects of changing the name of the administrator mailbox?
Someone changed the name of the administrator mailbox on our exchange server. I haven't yet changed it back but I soon will. So far I've noticed the following problem since the change: 1. IMS service failed. The IMS used to use the administrator mailbox as configured in its property pages. It no longer could find that mailbox since it was renamed. Starting the service reported 2140 4018 and 4072 errors in the event log. What other problems might I encounter as a result of this? I'm going to change it back, but I wanted to check if I should do anything else beforehand. Of course, I'll speak with the guy who changed the name of the account... argh.. _ 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]
IIS SMTP relay for Exchange - Is my relay being used by others?
Okay. Here's the low-down. I have an Exchange 5.5 server on the inside interface of our firewall and and IIS SMTP relay server on the DMZ interface of our firewall. This has been running for several months without any problems. Yesterday I reviewed the daily network bandwidth chart for our T1 line out the to internet and found the inbound traffic was WAY higher (my eyes almost popped out of my sockets) than usual. This was highly noticeable in that the inbound traffic continued into the late hours of the night. Normally, after 5pm, network inbound/outbound traffic is dead. I tried figuring out what all of a sudden is causing this increased traffic and am beginning to suspect the IIS SMTP relay box. Performance analysis on the box shows that the CPU utilization is much higher than usual (mainly from inetinfo.exe). After further investigating, I noticed that the c:\inetpub\mailroot\queue directory is suddenly full (1500 messages) of .rtr and .eml files (can someone explain the difference between these?). Not only are there 1500+ .rtr and .eml files in the queue, but the messages themselves are not originating from or destined to whitnall.com (my domain). I'm assuming someone (most of the messages are from hotmail.com accounts and contain PORN links) is using our smtp relay... Can someone please help me address this problem? Not sure how to proceed. Thanks reply here or via email [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]
Re: IIS SMTP relay for Exchange - Is my relay being used by others?
Version 4.0 so the Q article doesn't apply.. Thanks anyway. Is there a comparable Q article for IIS4? Also, I should mention that on my IIS relay box, under the Remote Domain properties, the box labeled Allow incoming mail to be relayed to this domain *IS* checked. Not sure why. Would this be the cause? Or would it still be a virus as some are saying? Thanks What version of IIS? the following article is for IIS 5 http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q310/3/56.asp From: Jesse Rink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: IIS SMTP relay for Exchange - Is my relay being used by others? Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:23:00 -0600 Okay. Here's the low-down. I have an Exchange 5.5 server on the inside interface of our firewall and and IIS SMTP relay server on the DMZ interface of our firewall. This has been running for several months without any problems. Yesterday I reviewed the daily network bandwidth chart for our T1 line out the to internet and found the inbound traffic was WAY higher (my eyes almost popped out of my sockets) than usual. This was highly noticeable in that the inbound traffic continued into the late hours of the night. Normally, after 5pm, network inbound/outbound traffic is dead. I tried figuring out what all of a sudden is causing this increased traffic and am beginning to suspect the IIS SMTP relay box. Performance analysis on the box shows that the CPU utilization is much higher than usual (mainly from inetinfo.exe). After further investigating, I noticed that the c:\inetpub\mailroot\queue directory is suddenly full (1500 messages) of .rtr and .eml files (can someone explain the difference between these?). Not only are there 1500+ .rtr and .eml files in the queue, but the messages themselves are not originating from or destined to whitnall.com (my domain). I'm assuming someone (most of the messages are from hotmail.com accounts and contain PORN links) is using our smtp relay... Can someone please help me address this problem? Not sure how to proceed. Thanks reply here or via email [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]
RE: IIS SMTP relay for Exchange - Is my relay being used by other s?
Doesn't seem to be a virus. I installed Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition on the IIS SMTP box and d/l the latest virus defs. Ran a scan of the HD and only turned up 2 copies of the W32.MAGISTR.24876@MM virus on 2 messages in the /BADMAIL subdirectory so it doesn't seem to be NIMBA. Also, I *thought* I had the MS01-044 cumulative patch installed but turns out I didn't so I install that and rebooted. After the reboot, everything is the SAME. Still have loads of emails filling my /queue directory and am stumped. Any other clues? Again, only thing I can think of is that I have the Allow Relay checkbox enabled on the remote domain (whitnall.com) and the outbound security button is set for No Authentication. This is how it's always been. Thanks for additional help! As the rest have stated... first rule out a virus. If a virus is not the cause This article has a section about relay restrictions, it might help you decide what restrictions you need: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q230/2/35.asp From: Murphy, Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: IIS SMTP relay for Exchange - Is my relay being used by other s? Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:49:25 -0600 Rule out the virus first. Download some type of AV and scan. -Original Message- From: Jesse Rink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 2:39 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: IIS SMTP relay for Exchange - Is my relay being used by others? Version 4.0 so the Q article doesn't apply.. Thanks anyway. Is there a comparable Q article for IIS4? Also, I should mention that on my IIS relay box, under the Remote Domain properties, the box labeled Allow incoming mail to be relayed to this domain *IS* checked. Not sure why. Would this be the cause? Or would it still be a virus as some are saying? Thanks What version of IIS? the following article is for IIS 5 http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q310/3/56.asp From: Jesse Rink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: IIS SMTP relay for Exchange - Is my relay being used by others? Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:23:00 -0600 Okay. Here's the low-down. I have an Exchange 5.5 server on the inside interface of our firewall and and IIS SMTP relay server on the DMZ interface of our firewall. This has been running for several months without any problems. Yesterday I reviewed the daily network bandwidth chart for our T1 line out the to internet and found the inbound traffic was WAY higher (my eyes almost popped out of my sockets) than usual. This was highly noticeable in that the inbound traffic continued into the late hours of the night. Normally, after 5pm, network inbound/outbound traffic is dead. I tried figuring out what all of a sudden is causing this increased traffic and am beginning to suspect the IIS SMTP relay box. Performance analysis on the box shows that the CPU utilization is much higher than usual (mainly from inetinfo.exe). After further investigating, I noticed that the c:\inetpub\mailroot\queue directory is suddenly full (1500 messages) of .rtr and .eml files (can someone explain the difference between these?). Not only are there 1500+ .rtr and .eml files in the queue, but the messages themselves are not originating from or destined to whitnall.com (my domain). I'm assuming someone (most of the messages are from hotmail.com accounts and contain PORN links) is using our smtp relay... Can someone please help me address this problem? Not sure how to proceed. Thanks reply here or via email [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] _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp _ 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]
RE: IIS SMTP relay for Exchange - Is my relay being used by other s?
Heh... Right, now the question is, HOW do I fix it? It's what I'm trying to do as we speak but I'm not sure where to proceed. To answer the question in your subject line, yes. You are being used and abused. Fix that relay, and feel free to delete all the messages you can from the admin queue page before they go anywhere else. -Original Message- From: Jesse Rink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 4:08 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: IIS SMTP relay for Exchange - Is my relay being used by other s? Doesn't seem to be a virus. I installed Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition on the IIS SMTP box and d/l the latest virus defs. Ran a scan of the HD and only turned up 2 copies of the W32.MAGISTR.24876@MM virus on 2 messages in the /BADMAIL subdirectory so it doesn't seem to be NIMBA. Also, I *thought* I had the MS01-044 cumulative patch installed but turns out I didn't so I install that and rebooted. After the reboot, everything is the SAME. Still have loads of emails filling my /queue directory and am stumped. Any other clues? Again, only thing I can think of is that I have the Allow Relay checkbox enabled on the remote domain (whitnall.com) and the outbound security button is set for No Authentication. This is how it's always been. Thanks for additional help! As the rest have stated... first rule out a virus. If a virus is not the cause This article has a section about relay restrictions, it might help you decide what restrictions you need: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q230/2/35.asp From: Murphy, Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: IIS SMTP relay for Exchange - Is my relay being used by other s? Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:49:25 -0600 Rule out the virus first. Download some type of AV and scan. -Original Message- From: Jesse Rink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 2:39 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: IIS SMTP relay for Exchange - Is my relay being used by others? Version 4.0 so the Q article doesn't apply.. Thanks anyway. Is there a comparable Q article for IIS4? Also, I should mention that on my IIS relay box, under the Remote Domain properties, the box labeled Allow incoming mail to be relayed to this domain *IS* checked. Not sure why. Would this be the cause? Or would it still be a virus as some are saying? Thanks What version of IIS? the following article is for IIS 5 http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q310/3/56.asp From: Jesse Rink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: IIS SMTP relay for Exchange - Is my relay being used by others? Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:23:00 -0600 Okay. Here's the low-down. I have an Exchange 5.5 server on the inside interface of our firewall and and IIS SMTP relay server on the DMZ interface of our firewall. This has been running for several months without any problems. Yesterday I reviewed the daily network bandwidth chart for our T1 line out the to internet and found the inbound traffic was WAY higher (my eyes almost popped out of my sockets) than usual. This was highly noticeable in that the inbound traffic continued into the late hours of the night. Normally, after 5pm, network inbound/outbound traffic is dead. I tried figuring out what all of a sudden is causing this increased traffic and am beginning to suspect the IIS SMTP relay box. Performance analysis on the box shows that the CPU utilization is much higher than usual (mainly from inetinfo.exe). After further investigating, I noticed that the c:\inetpub\mailroot\queue directory is suddenly full (1500 messages) of .rtr and .eml files (can someone explain the difference between these?). Not only are there 1500+ .rtr and .eml files in the queue, but the messages themselves are not originating from or destined to whitnall.com (my domain). I'm assuming someone (most of the messages are from hotmail.com accounts and contain PORN links) is using our smtp relay... Can someone please help me address this problem? Not sure how to proceed. Thanks reply here or via email [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
RE: People using my IIS SMTP relay
Hehe... I was wondering where the link was in the first message. Anyway, I tested it out (I had to register on the site first) and it told me the host (me) DOES appear to accept messages for relay. Not good. Ok, I still don't understand why I could not relay myself from my home PC. When I telnetted to port 25 of the server from home I couldn't do it and all the commands I entered resulted in 550 (unrecognized command) errors or no response at all. How did this website manage to get relaying to work when I couldn't? If anyone wants to try connecting to my relay, feel free. The outside IP address is 169.207.144.68. See if it works for you or not. Second, since relaying is obviously open... I need help figuring out how to turn it off. If anyone has experience configuring IIS SMTP let me know. It must be the settings within IIS but I'm not sure what to change without losing the ability to relay messages for whitnall.com (my domain). Might help if I included the URL -- OPs! http://www.abuse.net/relay.html -Original Message- From: STEVE BROOK=20 Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 2:25 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: People using my IIS SMTP relay Use this URL to setup an external test on your mail system. You can test your system without being blacklisted. SB -Original Message- From: Jesse Rink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]=20 Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 2:19 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: People using my IIS SMTP relay Well, after making sure my IIS 4.0 SMTP relay server was not infected by the NIMDA virus and applying all the MS01-044 IIS cumulative security bulletin, I am still being used as a relay point. The most confusing thing is: I can't understand how they are doing it because when I telnet into the IIS SMTP relay from HOME, it DOESN'T allow me to relay. The following shows up: 220-w-smtp01.whitnall.com Microsoft SMTP MAIL ready at Wed, 21 Nov 2001 08:16:19 -0600 Version: 5.5.1877.197.19 220 ESMTP spoken here=20 At this point I try and type Helo me, Mail From:, or other commands, and they ALL fail with either a) a 550 error, b) no response. If on the other hand, I telnet into the SMTP relay from a PC here on the LAN I can issue Helo me, Mail From: or other commands and use it as a relay without problem. What I'm looking for is someone running IIS SMTP services to help me out here. My IIS SMTP relay is in my DMZ Interface and my (1) Exchange server is on the Inside Interface of the firewall. I'm worried that our domain will start getting banned or black listed (I heard this happens) because we are being used as a relay point. This is the 2nd day it's been occuring and I need to get this fixed soon. If you can help, please let me know. Thanks. Jesse Rink [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] _ 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]
Custom recipients in a DL?
Scenario: I would like to setup a Distribution List that contains about 500-1000 people. These people would not Exchange email accounts, but just regular SMTP accounts. I figured I could just create 500 custom recipient email accounts and add all those accounts to a DL, which works, but, then my GAL fills up with 500 smtp email accounts that I do NOT want to show up. Is it possible to HIDE a custom recipient account from the GAL but still use it in a DL? I tried hiding them from the GAL, but then I couldn't add them to the DL anymore. Thanks... _ 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]
RE: Blocking spam
You know, this has to be the best email I've read here and have archived it for the day when my boss demands content filtering on our exchange server, heh. You know, if you had been reading the list for one week, you would have seen that this very issue was discussed in at least two threads. There's nothing you can do until you show your users how they actually get on people's sh!t lists. If you can teach them how to avoid behavior that gets them on people's sh!t lists, then and only then your spam input will decrease. Sure, you can install something like eManager (since you have ScanMail already, it's a cheap buy) but that just masks the problem. Rest assured that Richard Cranium in accounting will subscribe to the cooking channel mailing list, or Jenny the Office Manager will forward the Good Luck Totem to everybody in her address book. At that point Richard and Jenny will complain even louder when they receive spam because the content filter that YOU put in place doesn't work. Then Johnny the PHB will tell you to increase the effectiveness of your content filter or lose your job. You'll do it and Richard and Jenny will complain to Johnny that they are not receiving business critical e-mails. Then Johnny will order you to go through all blocked messages and forward anything that is business critical. Soon, you'll discover that you can't do anything else but review the quarantined messages. You'll advise Johnny the PHB to promote Avi the OfficeBoy to Information Delivery Specialist position where he can go through all the messages so you can go back to installing service packs. Should I go on? S. _ 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]
RE: Old mail messages keep coming back
Sorry for the late reply. She only uses 1 machine. Actually I doubt she's ever used a different machine. She's probably under the assumption she can only use the one in front of her, hehe. She doesn't have a .pst file, I already checked that. But sure enough, mail keeps coming back. Am I just going to have to delete her mailbox and start from scratch? With how many machines does she connect to her mailbox? ©2000 Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I® Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jesse Rink Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 7:35 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Old mail messages keep coming back I have a user who is stating that sometimes old deleted mail reappears in her inbox. Sometimes messages that are months and months old. She uses Outlook XP but I believe this happened prior to Outlook XP when we were using Outlook 98. The exchange 5.5 server is patched to SP6a and Exchange SP4. Any idea what could be causing this? I haven't tried giving her a new mailbox but I might resort to that. _ 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]
RE: Old mail messages keep coming back
Nope. I checked her local drive and home drive for .ost files and found nothing. Her Outlook profile does not specify having offline folders enabled either. Am I going to have to delete her mailbox and create a new one? Does she have offline folders enabled? Ed Crowley MCSE+I MVP Tech Consultant Compaq Computer There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jesse Rink Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 3:08 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Old mail messages keep coming back Sorry for the late reply. She only uses 1 machine. Actually I doubt she's ever used a different machine. She's probably under the assumption she can only use the one in front of her, hehe. She doesn't have a .pst file, I already checked that. But sure enough, mail keeps coming back. Am I just going to have to delete her mailbox and start from scratch? With how many machines does she connect to her mailbox? ©2000 Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I® Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jesse Rink Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 7:35 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Old mail messages keep coming back I have a user who is stating that sometimes old deleted mail reappears in her inbox. Sometimes messages that are months and months old. She uses Outlook XP but I believe this happened prior to Outlook XP when we were using Outlook 98. The exchange 5.5 server is patched to SP6a and Exchange SP4. Any idea what could be causing this? I haven't tried giving her a new mailbox but I might resort to that. _ 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]
RE: Old mail messages keep coming back
She does not have a PDA. I have also deleted her Outlook profile and NT profile to no avail. It seems linked with this mailbox. Also, have you checked to make sure that the auto archive setting on her deleted items folder is configured to permanently delete old items? Have you deleted the profile on her machine and created a new one yet? Tom. -Original Message- From: Jesse Rink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]=20 Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:15 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Old mail messages keep coming back Nope. I checked her local drive and home drive for .ost files and found nothing. Her Outlook profile does not specify having offline folders enabled either. Am I going to have to delete her mailbox and create a new one? Does she have offline folders enabled? =20 Ed Crowley MCSE+I MVP Tech Consultant Compaq Computer There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems. =20 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jesse Rink Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 3:08 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Old mail messages keep coming back =20 =20 Sorry for the late reply. =20 She only uses 1 machine. Actually I doubt she's ever used a different machine. She's probably under the assumption she can only use the one in front of her, hehe. =20 She doesn't have a .pst file, I already checked that. But sure enough, mail keeps coming back. Am I just going to have to delete her mailbox and start from scratch? =20 =20 With how many machines does she connect to her mailbox? (c)2000 Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I(r) Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!(tm) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jesse Rink Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 7:35 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Old mail messages keep coming back I have a user who is stating that sometimes old deleted mail reappears in her inbox. Sometimes messages that are months and months old. She uses Outlook XP but I believe this happened prior to Outlook XP when we were using Outlook 98. The exchange 5.5 server is patched to SP6a and Exchange SP4. Any idea what could be causing this? I haven't tried giving her a new mailbox but I might resort to that. _ 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]
email messages slow to open?
Anyone know where I should begin looking to determine whether I am experiencing the beginnings of a problem or whether this is just normal? Lately I've noticed that when I open email messages in Outlook XP they take longer to open. Especially the big messages (from listservs and such). May take like 2 minutes to open the email and task manager on my system (Windows NT) shows outlook.exe taking up 99% cpu time. These messages do not have attachments, I'm just talking about regular messages. I have an Exchange 5.5/SP4 box. I haven't noticed anything on the Exchange servers performance reports that show a sudden increase in CPU/memory/HD activity. This just sorta happened about 2 weeks ago. NO changes have been made on the server in quite some time. Any idea what this might be? _ 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]
RE: email messages slow to open?
We are using NAV corporate edition 7.5 on our desktops. But I do not have NAV for Exchange on the Exchange server itself. Are you using NAV MSE? -Original Message- From: Jesse Rink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 10:50 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: email messages slow to open? Anyone know where I should begin looking to determine whether I am experiencing the beginnings of a problem or whether this is just normal? Lately I've noticed that when I open email messages in Outlook XP they take longer to open. Especially the big messages (from listservs and such). May take like 2 minutes to open the email and task manager on my system (Windows NT) shows outlook.exe taking up 99% cpu time. These messages do not have attachments, I'm just talking about regular messages. I have an Exchange 5.5/SP4 box. I haven't noticed anything on the Exchange servers performance reports that show a sudden increase in CPU/memory/HD activity. This just sorta happened about 2 weeks ago. NO changes have been made on the server in quite some time. Any idea what this might be? _ 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]
RE: email messages slow to open?
Yes, NAV on the client PC is set to scan Outlook attachments. But we've had this stup that way for over a year and it's never been slow. It's just recently when I've noticed this. Is it configured to scan your Outlook mailbox? -Original Message- From: Jesse Rink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 10:52 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: email messages slow to open? We are using NAV corporate edition 7.5 on our desktops. But I do not have NAV for Exchange on the Exchange server itself. Are you using NAV MSE? -Original Message- From: Jesse Rink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 10:50 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: email messages slow to open? Anyone know where I should begin looking to determine whether I am experiencing the beginnings of a problem or whether this is just normal? Lately I've noticed that when I open email messages in Outlook XP they take longer to open. Especially the big messages (from listservs and such). May take like 2 minutes to open the email and task manager on my system (Windows NT) shows outlook.exe taking up 99% cpu time. These messages do not have attachments, I'm just talking about regular messages. I have an Exchange 5.5/SP4 box. I haven't noticed anything on the Exchange servers performance reports that show a sudden increase in CPU/memory/HD activity. This just sorta happened about 2 weeks ago. NO changes have been made on the server in quite some time. Any idea what this might be? _ 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. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copy of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify Veronis Suhler Stevenson by telephone (212)935-4990, fax (212)381-8168, or email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and delete the message. Thank you. == _ 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]
RE: email messages slow to open?
I checked the outcmd.dat file and mine was extremely small. But, I tried deleting my profile (we use roaming profiles) and having a new profile generated. Once I did that, everything was MUCH better. 300k text documents that used to take 5 minutes to open now take 15 seconds which is more reasonable. For giggles, I tried re-using my old profile and the time to open email messages shot right back through the roof. Delete profile, get a brand new one, emails open fast. Not sure what the reason is but Thanks. We're using Outlook 2000 so your mileage may vary. I've noticed here that the file \Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outcmd.dat, which starts out life at around 5k in size, can work itself up to 1MB and beyond, causing messages to open extremely slowly. It'll be recreated if you rename it and restart Outlook, and, as far as I've been able to tell, the only thing you'll lose is menubar customizations. -Peter -Original Message- From: Jesse Rink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 7:50 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: email messages slow to open? Anyone know where I should begin looking to determine whether I am experiencing the beginnings of a problem or whether this is just normal? Lately I've noticed that when I open email messages in Outlook XP they take longer to open. Especially the big messages (from listservs and such). May take like 2 minutes to open the email and task manager on my system (Windows NT) shows outlook.exe taking up 99% cpu time. These messages do not have attachments, I'm just talking about regular messages. I have an Exchange 5.5/SP4 box. I haven't noticed anything on the Exchange servers performance reports that show a sudden increase in CPU/memory/HD activity. This just sorta happened about 2 weeks ago. NO changes have been made on the server in quite some time. Any idea what this might be? _ 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] __ This message is private or privileged. If you are not the person for whom this message is intended, please delete it and notify me immediately, and please do not copy or send this message to anyone else. _ 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]
SMTP relay - Windows/Exchange 2000 upgrade
My current exchange environment consists of a single Exchange 5.5 server on my inside network and an SMTP relay (IIS 4.0) in my DMZ. I am in the process of upgrading my servers from NT4 to 2000. My SMTP relay in the DMZ is running IIS4. I'd like to upgrade this server to 2000 with IIS5. Knowing that I'm eventually going to upgrade my Exchange 5.5 box to 2000 (WIndows 2000 and Exchange 2000) in the near future, is there anything I need to be aware of before upgrading my SMTP relay from IIS4 to IIS5? Or should I just go ahead and get it upgraded... I guess my concern is from not knowing if Exchange 2000 handles SMTP mail different or whatever... Thanks. _ 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]
Upgrading my NT4 exchange 5.5 box to Win2000
My Windows NT4 sp6a server running Exchange 5.5 SP4 box is finally going to be upgraded to Windows 2000. Shortly after I'll be upgrading to Exchange 2000. Are there any gotchas I need to worry about wiht the OS upgrade? Should I set all Exchange services to manual before the upgrade process? I have the hardware drivers and all that junk accounted for already. Just have never done an upgrade on a Exchange box... Also, I'm taking a full offline backup of the server and setting the NAV service to manual so it wont interfere with any upgrade either. What am I missing? Thanks _ 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]
RE: Upgrading my NT4 exchange 5.5 box to Win2000
No. It's just a member server. Shouldn't have any problems with the upgrade. Is it a domain controller? -Original Message- From: Jesse Rink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 9:52 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Upgrading my NT4 exchange 5.5 box to Win2000 My Windows NT4 sp6a server running Exchange 5.5 SP4 box is finally going to be upgraded to Windows 2000. Shortly after I'll be upgrading to Exchange 2000. Are there any gotchas I need to worry about wiht the OS upgrade? Should I set all Exchange services to manual before the upgrade process? I have the hardware drivers and all that junk accounted for already. Just have never done an upgrade on a Exchange box... Also, I'm taking a full offline backup of the server and setting the NAV service to manual so it wont interfere with any upgrade either. What am I missing? Thanks _ 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]
OWA 2000 - logon box weirdness
Trying to make sense of this... My newly built Exchange 2000 box is running OWA. From the inside network, when I go to the OWA page (outlook.mycompany.com) I get prompted for a username, password, and domain box. I have IE5 on NT4. From the inside network, when my coworker goes to the OWA page (outlook.mycompany.com) he does not get prompted for a username, password, and domain box. It goes right into his mailbox without having to enter in credentials. He has IE5 with NT4. I had another user access the OWA page from home and they get prompted for the username, password, and domain. They used IE6. Anohter user accessed the OWA page from home, and they only got prompted for a username and password, NO domain. This person was not able to logon even though they supposedly used the domain\username appropriately. What's the deal with the 2 box logon versus the 3 box logon? And why do some PCs here need to authenticate and others go rihgt in? It's weird. Thanks _ 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]
