kfarhang
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Exchange 2003 Queue filling up
I am new to this area of exchage 2003 and would appreciate some help. I have a E2k3 server and it seems like emails are getting clogged up in the queue. When I go to system manager / Server / Server Name / Queues -> I see over 1000 emails sitting in this area. Some of them say "Active" "Ready" or "Retry" This is causing emails to take a very long time to go out or some emails to come in to the users. I see a lot of them that go to sites that I no one in the office have sent to, such as:
10000books.com
mda.org.il
0451.com
006.com
0733.com
etc....
Can anyone please tell me
a) how these emails got into the queue
b) How do i get rid of them so that the real emails can go out
c) How can i prevent these emails from getting into my queues
I would realy appreciate your immediate help since my client is getting a little anxious.
Regards,
K.
10000books.com
mda.org.il
0451.com
006.com
0733.com
etc....
Can anyone please tell me
a) how these emails got into the queue
b) How do i get rid of them so that the real emails can go out
c) How can i prevent these emails from getting into my queues
I would realy appreciate your immediate help since my client is getting a little anxious.
Regards,
K.
You can also check the following article
In Exchange Server 2003 or in Exchange 2000 Server, the Exchange Server queues are filled with many non-delivery reports from the postmaster account because of a reverse non-delivery report attack
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909005/en-us
You can implement
The "Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter Overview" white paper for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 is available
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842763/en-us
TechNet Support WebCast: Intelligent Message Filter in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885152/en-us
Intelligent Message Filter release notes
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/867633/en-us
The Microsoft Exchange Intelligent Message Filter Deployment Guide is available
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870823/en-us
In Exchange Server 2003 or in Exchange 2000 Server, the Exchange Server queues are filled with many non-delivery reports from the postmaster account because of a reverse non-delivery report attack
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909005/en-us
You can implement
The "Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter Overview" white paper for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 is available
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842763/en-us
TechNet Support WebCast: Intelligent Message Filter in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885152/en-us
Intelligent Message Filter release notes
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/867633/en-us
The Microsoft Exchange Intelligent Message Filter Deployment Guide is available
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870823/en-us
delete the 1st message that appears in the queue
To clear out those queues..
you need to stop the smtp service and then rename the vsi 1 folder and then create a new vsi 1 folder in the same place and then restart the smtp service.
this would clear the queue from all the messages (even valid messages as well)
you need to stop the smtp service and then rename the vsi 1 folder and then create a new vsi 1 folder in the same place and then restart the smtp service.
this would clear the queue from all the messages (even valid messages as well)
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Isi,
Thank you for all the NDR information. I think that is what is causing my queue fill up. How do i turn off NDRs????
Khaled
Thank you for all the NDR information. I think that is what is causing my queue fill up. How do i turn off NDRs????
Khaled
@kfarhang...BEFORE you wipe out the entire queue..just delete the 1st message (oldest message)
You can check the following article to disable NDRs
How to control non-delivery reports when you use Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294757/en-us
How to control non-delivery reports when you use Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294757/en-us
Launch the Exchange System Manager, navigate to Global Settings, Internet Message Format, click properties on the right pane, (usually Default *). Select the Advanced tab. (Un)check Allow non-delivery reports
Isi
Isi
Could be NDR spam.
However the last thing you should be doing is disabling NDRs. That doesn't really fix the problem, just masks the underlying cause.
For some guidance on clearing the queues, see this article on my web site: http://www.amset.info/exchange/spam-cleanup.asp
If the machine is on Windows 2003 SP1 then I would also look at turning on recipient filtering and the tar pit feature.
http://www.amset.info/exchange/filterunknown.asp
Simon.
However the last thing you should be doing is disabling NDRs. That doesn't really fix the problem, just masks the underlying cause.
For some guidance on clearing the queues, see this article on my web site: http://www.amset.info/exchange/spam-cleanup.asp
If the machine is on Windows 2003 SP1 then I would also look at turning on recipient filtering and the tar pit feature.
http://www.amset.info/exchange/filterunknown.asp
Simon.
How to prevent unsolicited commercial e-mail in Exchange 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821746/en-us