Because I keep getting these so called microsoft security
updates I end up with loads of mail in the SMTP queue,
sometimes it prevents mail from going out. If i delete
them they seem to still take ages to clear?

Is it safe to go into the actual directory and delete then
out of there or does it have to be done via the program?
can i do the same witht he bad mail section?

Is there an easy way of clearing everything int he queue
without haveing to click each one and say delete?

Thanks a lot

exchange queues and bad mail by Chris

Chris
Tue Dec 09 12:08:23 CST 2003

Hi Olly,

Do you see a huge decrease in your HD free space on your C
drive? I have been getting a lot of those "MS Security
Updates" via email as well and my BadMail and Queue
folders in the Exchsrv\Mailroot\vsi 1 directory have been
filling up fast! The STORE.EXE process also constantly
runs until the HD is full and the MS MTA stacks service
stops and the stores are dismounted. Does this sound like
what is happening to you? If so have you figured out what
it is and fixed it?

Thanks,
Chris
>-----Original Message-----
>Because I keep getting these so called microsoft security
>updates I end up with loads of mail in the SMTP queue,
>sometimes it prevents mail from going out. If i delete
>them they seem to still take ages to clear?
>
>Is it safe to go into the actual directory and delete
then
>out of there or does it have to be done via the program?
>can i do the same witht he bad mail section?
>
>Is there an easy way of clearing everything int he queue
>without haveing to click each one and say delete?
>
>Thanks a lot
>.
>

Re: exchange queues and bad mail by Jim

Jim
Tue Dec 09 21:49:41 CST 2003

Some people have had to write batch files to empty the bad mail folder
a few times a day. I think unclicking the all authenticated users in
the Exchange virtual server would be a good idea. Wayne got bit by
this a few months before I did. One of my friends got bit the same day
I did with the realying problem.

http://www.sbsfaq.com/news/getArticle.asp?MessageID=000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0900E049B559A334DD479C5D360FB473600B0000000187180000F401C41B681A9640A459B27C5FF7E6840000B1E572030000
or go to http://www.sbsfaq.com/news/ and look for the exchange relay
article.

"Chris" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hi Olly,
>
>Do you see a huge decrease in your HD free space on your C
>drive? I have been getting a lot of those "MS Security
>Updates" via email as well and my BadMail and Queue
>folders in the Exchsrv\Mailroot\vsi 1 directory have been
>filling up fast! The STORE.EXE process also constantly
>runs until the HD is full and the MS MTA stacks service
>stops and the stores are dismounted. Does this sound like
>what is happening to you? If so have you figured out what
>it is and fixed it?
>
>Thanks,
>Chris
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Because I keep getting these so called microsoft security
>>updates I end up with loads of mail in the SMTP queue,
>>sometimes it prevents mail from going out. If i delete
>>them they seem to still take ages to clear?
>>
>>Is it safe to go into the actual directory and delete
>then
>>out of there or does it have to be done via the program?
>>can i do the same witht he bad mail section?
>>
>>Is there an easy way of clearing everything int he queue
>>without haveing to click each one and say delete?
>>
>>Thanks a lot
>>.
>>

Jim B. SBS MVP
remove the mvp to send email