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Exchange 2003 sending Mass emails. Need to stop it. URGENT!

My server is running Windows Server 2003 SBS with Exchange 2003. About 6pm last night I recieved a email from someone, I was part of there mass mailing list.
Since then the exchange server has been trying to mass email over 500 emails messages every min. I have been called 4 times by my ISP telling me to disconnect the thing as it is crashing there servers. I have run a virus scan of the server and found nothing. I was told there was a patch to fix it yet was not told what patch or where to get it.
I need my Internet and Emails working. This is very urgent!

Thanks
David

Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy

Please see Sembee's article on how to correct this: http://www.amset.info/exchange/spam-cleanup.asp

Jeff
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Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy

I had forgotten about that Dave...

Also... it may be that there is just a backlog in the Mail Queue due to an a reply that may have gone out to EVERYONE on that list if it was enumerated in the email. The article I linked above shows how to get to the queue... and you may just be able to delete your message and be done with it.

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milltechtga

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Thanks dhousetonie and techsoeasy. Installed that patch and cleared the queues. Now works fine.

Thanks
David

dhoustonie

Glad to help.
Thanks TechSoEasy, that is a great link. A lot of useful information, and well written.

David

Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy

David... that site is Sembee's (http:M_2289328.html)

Jeff
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