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Thank You So Much! Below resolved the issue. It also guided me to fix another issue which required the setup of a dependent on my citrix servers.<br />
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1. &nbsp;Go to start and then run and type in regedit. &nbsp;<br />
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2. &nbsp;Navigate to the following registry key &nbsp;<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\<wbr />CurrentCon<wbr />trolSet\Se<wbr />rvices\POP<wbr />3Svc<br />
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3. &nbsp;Right click on DependOnService entry and select modify<br />
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4. &nbsp;In a new line below IISAdmin entry type in MSExchangeSA and click Okay.<br />
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5. Close registry editor. &nbsp; &nbsp;
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Thank You So Much! Below resolved the issue. It also guided me to fix another issue which required the setup of a dependent on my citrix servers.

1.  Go to start and then run and type in regedit.  

2.  Navigate to the following registry key  
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\POP3Svc

3.  Right click on DependOnService entry and select modify

4.  In a new line below IISAdmin entry type in MSExchangeSA and click Okay.

5. Close registry editor.    

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Hello All,<br />
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Just started to use the POP3 services for some propriatary applications. It works fine until a reboot in which time the POP3 Default Virtual Server does not start automatically. All of the pop3 and exchange services are set to automatic and are in a started state, but I have to open up the exchange management app and start the service manually. How can I get this service to automatically start up after reboots in exchange server 2003.<br />
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Thanks in advance.
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Hello All,

Just started to use the POP3 services for some propriatary applications. It works fine until a reboot in which time the POP3 Default Virtual Server does not start automatically. All of the pop3 and exchange services are set to automatic and are in a started state, but I have to open up the exchange management app and start the service manually. How can I get this service to automatically start up after reboots in exchange server 2003.

Thanks in advance.

POP3 Virtual Server

Interactions between email servers and clients are governed by email protocols. The three most common email protocols are POP, IMAP and MAPI. Most email software operates under one of these (and many products support more than one).  The correct protocol must be selected, and correctly configured, if you want your email account to work.

Email Protocols

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.

Exchange

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).