Exchange queues

I have a SBS 2003. In the exchange queues there are email that are not
leaving the queue. There are also email leaving normally without error.

When I click on a queue that is not working I get the follow 2 types of
error message.

The connection was dropped by the remote host or An SMTP protocol error
occurred.

Anyone know what is happening?

Damien wrote:

> I have a SBS 2003. In the exchange queues there are email that are
> not leaving the queue. There are also email leaving normally without
> error.
>
> When I click on a queue that is not working I get the follow 2 types
> of error message.
>
> The connection was dropped by the remote host or An SMTP protocol
> error occurred.
>
> Anyone know what is happening?

Yes, either the other end is terminating the connection, or the SMTP
conversation is going wrong.

You need to review the SMTP logs (you may need to switch 'em on &
configure 'em properly) to see which, and possibly why (if it's the
other side telling you to bugger off).

--
Steve Foster
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Thanks for the reply,

It turns out that over night the email in the queues were delieved.

Strange


"Steve Foster" <> wrote in message
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> Damien wrote:
>
>> I have a SBS 2003. In the exchange queues there are email that are
>> not leaving the queue. There are also email leaving normally without
>> error.
>>
>> When I click on a queue that is not working I get the follow 2 types
>> of error message.
>>
>> The connection was dropped by the remote host or An SMTP protocol
>> error occurred.
>>
>> Anyone know what is happening?
>
> Yes, either the other end is terminating the connection, or the SMTP
> conversation is going wrong.
>
> You need to review the SMTP logs (you may need to switch 'em on &
> configure 'em properly) to see which, and possibly why (if it's the
> other side telling you to bugger off).
>
> --
> Steve Foster
> For SSL Certificates, Domains, etc, visit.:
> https://netshop.virtual-isp.net

Ok thanks

I have realized I have another issue. I have a couple of outlook 2000 users
that have problems replying to emails. The email just sits in their out box.
But if they write a new email to the person they are trying to reply to the
email is sent and is received at the other end.



"Brian Cryer" <not.here@localhost> wrote in message
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>
> "Damien" <> wrote in message
> news:u3aF$...
>> Thanks for the reply,
>>
>> It turns out that over night the email in the queues were delieved.
>>
>> Strange
>
> This is why emails are queued. Things do happen which prevent delivery of
> emails and yet its important that they are delivered if possible, hence
> the queue and retry approach. You will find that if items remain in the
> queue for more than 2 days (I think that's the default but it can be
> changed) then the sender will get a delivery failure notication and them
> items will be removed from the queue.
>
> So depending on how long your items were in the queue they might have been
> delivered or they might have "timed-out" and generated a delivery failure.
> It probably isn't worth investigating to see which has happened.
> --
> Brian Cryer
> http://www.cryer.co.uk/brian
>