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Can't Start Windows 2003 Pop3 Service

When I try to start the pop3 service I recive this error.

The POP3 Service could not start because:
The process terminated unexpectedly.

kiranghag

check the system and application log for any error or warning first...

iampedro

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Event Type:      Error
Event Source:      POP3SVC
Event Category:      None
Event ID:      1012
Date:            8/31/2004
Time:            8:41:31 PM
User:            N/A
Computer:      SERVER101
Description:
The POP3 Service failed to bind the main socket. The error returned is <10048>.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

kiranghag

is there any other pop3 server running on the same system?
failure to bind socket means that there is some other software already using the default ports for the POP3 server.
it may not be other pop3 software but any program/utility that has been configured to run on port 110

iampedro

ASKER

I do have another pop3 server working... I don't know if I have another port using that connection how would I find out?

kiranghag

>>I do have another pop3 server working...
thats the problem
by default pop servers run on port 110
to work with it, they need to bind (aquire exclusive access to it from operating system) it.

to run to programs at the same time, you need to modify settings of either of them to make them use two different ports. and then you need to make changes in the mail clients also. so that the client points to hte correct port and server combination

you can find out the port being used from the each program's settings section.

iampedro

ASKER

It dosen't seem like there is anything wrong?

kiranghag

on the command prompt, type following command
netstat -a

and post the output here.

iampedro

ASKER

Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP server101:echo server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:discard server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:daytime server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:qotd server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:chargen server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:ftp server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:smtp server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:domain server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:http server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:pop3 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:epmap server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:https server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:microsoft-ds server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:554 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:1025 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:1028 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:1029 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:1032 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:1033 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:1435 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:1755 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:2393 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:2394 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:2725 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:3046 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:3047 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:3048 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:3389 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:4684 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:8080 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:8098 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:8099 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:42424 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:netbios-ssn server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:3001 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:3002 server101:0 LISTENING
TCP server101:3003 server101:0 LISTENING
UDP server101:echo *:*
UDP server101:discard *:*
UDP server101:daytime *:*
UDP server101:qotd *:*
UDP server101:chargen *:*
UDP server101:epmap *:*
UDP server101:snmp *:*
UDP server101:microsoft-ds *:*
UDP server101:isakmp *:*
UDP server101:1027 *:*
UDP server101:ms-sql-m *:*
UDP server101:1645 *:*
UDP server101:1646 *:*
UDP server101:1755 *:*
UDP server101:radius *:*
UDP server101:radacct *:*
UDP server101:3008 *:*
UDP server101:3049 *:*
UDP server101:3456 *:*
UDP server101:4500 *:*
UDP server101:domain *:*
UDP server101:ntp *:*
UDP server101:netbios-ns *:*
UDP server101:netbios-dgm *:*
UDP server101:domain *:*
UDP server101:ntp *:*
UDP server101:1026 *:*
UDP server101:1030 *:*
UDP server101:1031 *:*
UDP server101:3054 *:*
UDP server101:3083 *:*
UDP server101:3099 *:*
UDP server101:3456 *:*

iampedro

ASKER

Acutally... I un-installed the pop3 service because it seems that I couldn't re-start my smtp service for some reason... I did this before I ran the service above.. netstat -a

iampedro

ASKER

But my problem now is that i don't seem to have the smtp service able to send and recive..

iampedro

ASKER

I can telnet into the sever and it says , "+Ok Welcome to MailEnable PoP3 Server". But when I go to the computer and try to start the pop3 server it states that I can't do it.

And the error from the error log is?

Event Type:      Error
Event Source:      POP3SVC
Event Category:      None
Event ID:      1012
Date:            9/3/2004
Time:            2:08:11 PM
User:            N/A
Computer:      SERVER101
Description:
The POP3 Service failed to bind the main socket. The error returned is <10048>.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

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kiranghag

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