[dba-Tech] FW: [H] Exchange server 5.5 mail problems

I get that too sometimes... the trick is to not bounce the server, but stop
and restart all the exchange related services... you save a bit of downtime
that way. We haven't figured out why it does it, but our best guess is that
it's an old aging NT4 server with way too much stuff on it... it's creaking
at the seams some days. I try and keep it windows updated as far as I can,
but it's not always possible. Especially as it's our main file/print/mail
server in this site, and a BDC on the domain... they don't like me bouncing
it unless it's strictly necessary.

HTH


Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: Bobby Heid [mailto:bheid at appdevgrp.com]
Sent: 26 May 2005 15:26
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: [dba-Tech] FW: [H] Exchange server 5.5 mail problems


Hey,

We are a small, 4 person shop.  We have Exchange Server (ES) 5.5.  We use an
ISP for outgoing and incoming mail.  The ES allows us to manage the email
centrally and to send each other mail without it going out first.

Well, starting about a month or so ago, our clients were not receiving some
of our emails.  I would send an email home and sometimes it would get there
and sometimes it would not (with and w/o attachments).

So I proceed to bounce the server.  A flood of e-mails went out!  Before
bouncing the server, the output queues were empty on the ES.  Bouncing the
server seems to release any "stuck" emails.

Anyone have any idea as to what may be going on?

The ES is running on an aging NT 4.0 server.

Thanks,
Bobby

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