POP3 Connector fails to start

Hi,

One of our clients are running Windows 2000 Small Business Server, their
mails are retrieved from a POP3 box every 15mins, as of yesterday the POP3
Connector Service has faild to start. I have tried a reboot, and when the
server comes back up i get the "One or more system services failed to start".
In the SBS Admin console at the bottom it shows the service as stopped, when
i try to start it in either the administrator console or the services console
i get the following error;

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7031
Date: 01/03/2005
Time: 10:10:03
User: N/A
Computer: LORD-SERVER
Description:
The Microsoft Connector for POP3 Mailboxes service terminated unexpectedly.
It has done this 2 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken in
0 milliseconds: No action.


And when i try it start it from the services console i get the following;

Could not start the Microsoft Connector for POP3 Mailboxes service on Local
Computer.

Error 1067: The process terminated unexpectedly.

If anyone could shed some light on this it would be most appriciatated, it
has me stmped! I have tried the usual resources on the internet for
information but nowhere has an answer!

Thanks

Craig

Merv
Wed Mar 02 18:25:20 CST 2005

Maybe reinstall the POP3 Connector. A couple threads of interest... (I'm
assuming your AV software is up to date and your not scanning the POP3
folder)

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000/browse_frm/thread/f043c12389ce53ae/e904c5a335169a0c?q=The+Microsoft+Connector+for+POP3+Mailboxes+service+terminated+unexpectedly&_done=%2Fgroups%3Fq%3DThe+Microsoft+Connector+for+POP3+Mailboxes+service+terminated+unexpectedly%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN%26tab%3Dwg%26&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#e904c5a335169a0c

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000/browse_frm/thread/8ef426b066ec0a89/b896d5245a4c2bbf?q=The+Microsoft+Connector+for+POP3+Mailboxes+service+terminated+unexpectedly&_done=%2Fgroups%3Fq%3DThe+Microsoft+Connector+for+POP3+Mailboxes+service+terminated+unexpectedly%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#b896d5245a4c2bbf

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Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
===================================
"Craig Gilbert" <CraigGilbert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8EB6E3C9-4DE9-4610-804C-23E30079948A@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> One of our clients are running Windows 2000 Small Business Server, their
> mails are retrieved from a POP3 box every 15mins, as of yesterday the POP3
> Connector Service has faild to start. I have tried a reboot, and when the
> server comes back up i get the "One or more system services failed to
start".
> In the SBS Admin console at the bottom it shows the service as stopped,
when
> i try to start it in either the administrator console or the services
console
> i get the following error;
>
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: Service Control Manager
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 7031
> Date: 01/03/2005
> Time: 10:10:03
> User: N/A
> Computer: LORD-SERVER
> Description:
> The Microsoft Connector for POP3 Mailboxes service terminated
unexpectedly.
> It has done this 2 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken
in
> 0 milliseconds: No action.
>
>
> And when i try it start it from the services console i get the following;
>
> Could not start the Microsoft Connector for POP3 Mailboxes service on
Local
> Computer.
>
> Error 1067: The process terminated unexpectedly.
>
> If anyone could shed some light on this it would be most appriciatated, it
> has me stmped! I have tried the usual resources on the internet for
> information but nowhere has an answer!
>
> Thanks
>
> Craig

CraigGilbert
Thu Mar 03 02:01:03 CST 2005

Thanks Merv, That seems to have done the trick!

Regards,

Craig

"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

> Maybe reinstall the POP3 Connector. A couple threads of interest... (I'm
> assuming your AV software is up to date and your not scanning the POP3
> folder)
>
> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000/browse_frm/thread/f043c12389ce53ae/e904c5a335169a0c?q=The+Microsoft+Connector+for+POP3+Mailboxes+service+terminated+unexpectedly&_done=%2Fgroups%3Fq%3DThe+Microsoft+Connector+for+POP3+Mailboxes+service+terminated+unexpectedly%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN%26tab%3Dwg%26&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#e904c5a335169a0c
>
> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000/browse_frm/thread/8ef426b066ec0a89/b896d5245a4c2bbf?q=The+Microsoft+Connector+for+POP3+Mailboxes+service+terminated+unexpectedly&_done=%2Fgroups%3Fq%3DThe+Microsoft+Connector+for+POP3+Mailboxes+service+terminated+unexpectedly%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#b896d5245a4c2bbf
>
> --
> Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
> ===================================
> "Craig Gilbert" <CraigGilbert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8EB6E3C9-4DE9-4610-804C-23E30079948A@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > One of our clients are running Windows 2000 Small Business Server, their
> > mails are retrieved from a POP3 box every 15mins, as of yesterday the POP3
> > Connector Service has faild to start. I have tried a reboot, and when the
> > server comes back up i get the "One or more system services failed to
> start".
> > In the SBS Admin console at the bottom it shows the service as stopped,
> when
> > i try to start it in either the administrator console or the services
> console
> > i get the following error;
> >
> > Event Type: Error
> > Event Source: Service Control Manager
> > Event Category: None
> > Event ID: 7031
> > Date: 01/03/2005
> > Time: 10:10:03
> > User: N/A
> > Computer: LORD-SERVER
> > Description:
> > The Microsoft Connector for POP3 Mailboxes service terminated
> unexpectedly.
> > It has done this 2 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken
> in
> > 0 milliseconds: No action.
> >
> >
> > And when i try it start it from the services console i get the following;
> >
> > Could not start the Microsoft Connector for POP3 Mailboxes service on
> Local
> > Computer.
> >
> > Error 1067: The process terminated unexpectedly.
> >
> > If anyone could shed some light on this it would be most appriciatated, it
> > has me stmped! I have tried the usual resources on the internet for
> > information but nowhere has an answer!
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Craig
>
>
>