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Mail retrieving in outlook from 2007 and 2003

Asked by: kavidevan

outlook is prompting a retrieval mails from Active directory server rather than Exchange server.

Message: Outlook is trying  to retrieving data from the microsoft exchange server "domain controller name"

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2009-05-31 at 23:37:07ID24452576
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Microsoft outlook 2007

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outlook 2003

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Exchange server 2007

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Windows 2003 Server

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Exchange Email Server

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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

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Answers

 

by: JoWickermanPosted on 2009-06-01 at 00:05:19ID: 24515466

Hi kavidevan,

As per a post:

"If the message says a domain controller then Outlook is having problems communicating with the domain controller. You might want to look to see if the DC concerned has problems. Outlook is constantly looking at domain controllers.

If it is a remote Exchange server then that means Outlook is trying to contact that server. Ensure that you are replicating the system folders to all Exchange servers so that Outlook doesn't have to go looking for data."

Are you sure you have no errors on the DC?

 

by: SubsunPosted on 2009-06-01 at 13:50:52ID: 24521712

Could you please provide the outlook connection status screen shot?

Refer the given link for How to:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123650(EXCHG.65).aspx

 

by: kavidevanPosted on 2009-06-03 at 04:24:24ID: 24535176

Hi JoWickerman,

We have Root domain controller and Addition domain controller, whereas Mail retrieving error changing from Root domain controller to Addition domain controller during certain interval of time.

Can i have some hints "replicating the system folder to all exchange servers". What does it mean here?

Exchange server is exchange 2007  Its a not a remote Exchange server. I didnt find any errors in DC specifically on this.  Some users are connecting via POP3 protocol and some users are connected using MAPI protocol.

Especially on MAPI users when try to retrieve mails and Retrieve address book information this popup occurs. Its a timely occur and not everytime.

Need to check anything on firewall setting? please suggest.

Appreciate on quick response.


 

 

by: JoWickermanPosted on 2009-06-05 at 03:49:12ID: 24555093

Hi,

This is definately a DC issue. You can test with this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4BDC1D6B-DE34-4F1C-AEBA-FED1256CAF9A&displaylang=en

Is this DC a Global Catalog as well?

 

by: JoWickermanPosted on 2009-06-05 at 03:50:49ID: 24555103

Wanted to add:

You can go to site and services in AD and find the server object and uncheck the mark for this server where is says Global Catalog server and make this server DC only.

I assume you have already another DC/GC in your environment for exchange to use, make sure you have DC/GC available, otherwise you will have troubles and mail wont flow.

This way your exchange server (DSaccess) will not use this DC since it is not GC (Global Catalog) anymore. One of the most common reasons for exchange is retrieving information from XXX server message is poor Global catalog server performance, since exchange uses DC/GC for referrals (AD lookups).

 

by: kavidevanPosted on 2009-06-09 at 10:53:09ID: 24583729

How to improve the performance of global catalog server???

DC is a global catalog server as well...

 

by: SubsunPosted on 2009-06-09 at 11:31:31ID: 24584121

Please run Outlook in Safe Mode to troubleshoot the issue. You can run the following command to start Outlook in Safe Mode

Outlook /Safe

Please check whether the following link is helpful for you to troubleshoot the issue:

http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2008/05/02/448809.aspx

Please also run the EXBPA tool in order to improve performance.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=DBAB201F-4BEE-4943-AC22-E2DDBD258DF3&displaylang=en

Performance may be affected when desktop search engine software is running on Outlook or other MAPI client computers

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;905184

 

by: JoWickermanPosted on 2009-06-09 at 23:33:28ID: 24588433

Do you have another DC?

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