changes to default smtp server not taking affect?

Taking over IT duties for a SBS 2000 server, and there's something I'm not
quite understanding....

There is a Default SMTP Virtual Server that seems to be active. If I stop
it, and telnet to the server at port 25, the server will not respond. If I
start it, and try the telnet, the server does respond. Also, the queues and
current sessions folders within that virtual server seem to be live.

However, if I try to make a change to that Default SMTP Virtual Server, such
as trying to limited the concurrent connections, or connection timeout
value, or change the SMTP response banner, it doesn't seem to work - even
after a reboot. The changes show, but the server still gets well above the
# of simultaneous connections I set the limit to, and the SMTP banner still
shows the local PC name rather than the FQDN I set it to.

One other thing I notice is that the active badmail and queue folders are
under C:|Inetpub and not the Exchange folder like I would normally expect.

Can anyone tell me what's going on?

Thanks!

John
Fri Sep 21 07:29:20 PDT 2007

Is the SBS 2000 Server running an SMTP Connector? Check under Connectors in
ESM.

--
John Oliver, Jr
MCSE, MCT, CCNA
Exchange MVP 2007
Microsoft Certified Partner


"Kremlar" <kremlar@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uEMLO$D$HHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Taking over IT duties for a SBS 2000 server, and there's something I'm not
> quite understanding....
>
> There is a Default SMTP Virtual Server that seems to be active. If I stop
> it, and telnet to the server at port 25, the server will not respond. If
> I start it, and try the telnet, the server does respond. Also, the queues
> and current sessions folders within that virtual server seem to be live.
>
> However, if I try to make a change to that Default SMTP Virtual Server,
> such as trying to limited the concurrent connections, or connection
> timeout value, or change the SMTP response banner, it doesn't seem to
> work - even after a reboot. The changes show, but the server still gets
> well above the # of simultaneous connections I set the limit to, and the
> SMTP banner still shows the local PC name rather than the FQDN I set it
> to.
>
> One other thing I notice is that the active badmail and queue folders are
> under C:|Inetpub and not the Exchange folder like I would normally expect.
>
> Can anyone tell me what's going on?
>
> Thanks!

Kremlar
Fri Sep 21 07:46:17 PDT 2007

No, no connectors listed.


"John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" <jcoliverjr@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1F4903AB-AF27-4508-82FB-51D891D4EFCC@microsoft.com...
> Is the SBS 2000 Server running an SMTP Connector? Check under Connectors
> in ESM.
>
> --
> John Oliver, Jr
> MCSE, MCT, CCNA
> Exchange MVP 2007
> Microsoft Certified Partner
>
>
> "Kremlar" <kremlar@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uEMLO$D$HHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Taking over IT duties for a SBS 2000 server, and there's something I'm
>> not quite understanding....
>>
>> There is a Default SMTP Virtual Server that seems to be active. If I
>> stop it, and telnet to the server at port 25, the server will not
>> respond. If I start it, and try the telnet, the server does respond.
>> Also, the queues and current sessions folders within that virtual server
>> seem to be live.
>>
>> However, if I try to make a change to that Default SMTP Virtual Server,
>> such as trying to limited the concurrent connections, or connection
>> timeout value, or change the SMTP response banner, it doesn't seem to
>> work - even after a reboot. The changes show, but the server still gets
>> well above the # of simultaneous connections I set the limit to, and the
>> SMTP banner still shows the local PC name rather than the FQDN I set it
>> to.
>>
>> One other thing I notice is that the active badmail and queue folders are
>> under C:|Inetpub and not the Exchange folder like I would normally
>> expect.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me what's going on?
>>
>> Thanks!
>

John
Tue Oct 09 12:08:42 PDT 2007

Are you running any kind of Firewall on your SBS Server? I have seen this
issue with AV Client firewall enabled on SBS Server before with Symantec,
Trend and McAfee.

--
John Oliver, Jr
MCSE, MCT, CCNA
Exchange MVP 2008
Microsoft Certified Partner


"Kremlar" <kremlar@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eiqgH4F$HHA.4828@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> No, no connectors listed.
>
>
> "John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" <jcoliverjr@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1F4903AB-AF27-4508-82FB-51D891D4EFCC@microsoft.com...
>> Is the SBS 2000 Server running an SMTP Connector? Check under Connectors
>> in ESM.
>>
>> --
>> John Oliver, Jr
>> MCSE, MCT, CCNA
>> Exchange MVP 2007
>> Microsoft Certified Partner
>>
>>
>> "Kremlar" <kremlar@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uEMLO$D$HHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Taking over IT duties for a SBS 2000 server, and there's something I'm
>>> not quite understanding....
>>>
>>> There is a Default SMTP Virtual Server that seems to be active. If I
>>> stop it, and telnet to the server at port 25, the server will not
>>> respond. If I start it, and try the telnet, the server does respond.
>>> Also, the queues and current sessions folders within that virtual server
>>> seem to be live.
>>>
>>> However, if I try to make a change to that Default SMTP Virtual Server,
>>> such as trying to limited the concurrent connections, or connection
>>> timeout value, or change the SMTP response banner, it doesn't seem to
>>> work - even after a reboot. The changes show, but the server still gets
>>> well above the # of simultaneous connections I set the limit to, and the
>>> SMTP banner still shows the local PC name rather than the FQDN I set it
>>> to.
>>>
>>> One other thing I notice is that the active badmail and queue folders
>>> are under C:|Inetpub and not the Exchange folder like I would normally
>>> expect.
>>>
>>> Can anyone tell me what's going on?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>
>