--> Don't let someone else install an exchange server for you. The problem was the person who setup this exchange server installed Windows POP3 service. As I'm sure a bunch of you know that this service conflicts with Exchange (Exchange 2003 has it's own POP service.) This was causing all the problems.
Thanks for your help Ed... I'm going to go cry now. Julian On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 16:39 -0800, Ed Crowley [MVP] wrote: > Have you checked the queues? Are there any messages in them? > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!™ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julian > Underwood > Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 3:42 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: two exchange servers > > Yes, yes. Checking via OWA or Outlook. > > Julian > > > On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 14:12 -0800, Ed Crowley [MVP] wrote: > > Is the Information Store service running? Is the store mounted? How > > are you verifying whether the mail is delivered? > > > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!™ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Julian Underwood > > Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 12:13 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: two exchange servers > > > > > > telnet heartexch.hip.local 25 > > 220 heartexch.hip.local Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service, Version: > > 6.0.3790.1830 ready at Tue, 1 Nov 2005 15:04:04 -0500 helo > > julian.underwoods.net 250 heartexch.hip.local Hello [192.168.0.6] mail > > from:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 250 2.1.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > OK rcpt to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 250 2.1.5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] data > > 354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF> this is a test. > > . > > 250 2.6.0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Queued > > mail for delivery quit > > 221 2.0.0 heartexch.hip.local Service closing transmission channel > > > > --- > > Mail does not get delivered. > > > > Thanks Ed! > > > > > > On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 11:44 -0800, Ed Crowley [MVP] wrote: > > > Also, create a new user and mailbox with SMTP address > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (for this example; change it if you want). > > > > > > Your telnet conversation should look like this: > > > > > > telnet server.hip.local 25 > > > helo julian.underwoods.net > > > mail from:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > rcpt to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > data > > > This is a test. > > > . > > > quit > > > > > > Copy and paste the telnet transaction into your reply, and let me > > > know if the mail gets delivered. > > > > > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > > > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > > > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!™ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > Julian Underwood > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 5:25 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: two exchange servers > > > > > > The telnet transaction is quoted in this message, but here it is again: > > > > > > 220 heartexch.hip.local Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service, Version: > > > 6.0.3790.1830 ready at Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:34:03 -0500 helo 250 > > > heartexch.hip.local Hello [127.0.0.1] mail > > > from:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 250 2.1.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > OK rcpt to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 250 > > > 2.1.5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] data > > > 354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF> i will get an NDR from > > > this at my working email address. > > > . > > > 250 2.6.0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Queued > > > mail for delivery > > > > > > Yes, it does. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Julian > > > > > > On Mon, 2005-10-31 at 20:38 -0800, Ed Crowley [MVP] wrote: > > > > Show me the telnet transaction. > > > > > > > > Does the domain hip.local appear in your default recipient policy? > > > > > > > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > > > > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > > > > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!™ > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > > Julian Underwood > > > > Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 6:11 PM > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: RE: two exchange servers > > > > > > > > Incoming mail is not possible on the new exchange server which I > > > > am attempting to set up. I can't get anything to appear in any of > > > > the users inboxes within the domain hip.local. The problem is > > > > solely with the exchange server I am setting up, I can telnet to > > > > it (as shown > > > > below) write the recipient a piece of mail (administrator in this > > > > case) but the mail does not appear in the recipients inbox. I've > > > > tried sending mail to other accounts on the exchange server and > > > > between the accounts, the message just vanishes (it does appear in > > > > the > > > senders 'sent items' > > > > however.) > > > > > > > > > > > > Julian > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2005-10-31 at 17:31 -0800, Ed Crowley [MVP] wrote: > > > > > Define "can't receive mail". What happens if you send that user > > > > > who "can't receive mail" a message by doing a telnet to port 25 > > > > > of his mail > > > > server? > > > > > > > > > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > > > > > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > > > > > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!™ > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > > > > Of Julian Underwood > > > > > Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 5:11 PM > > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > Subject: RE: two exchange servers > > > > > > > > > > Well, If I send a message from a user who exists in the > > > > > organization, yes an NDR will come back, but as the user can't > > > > > receive mail in the first place, I can't see what it is. However: > > > > > > > > > > 220 heartexch.hip.local Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service, Version: > > > > > 6.0.3790.1830 ready at Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:34:03 -0500 helo 250 > > > > > heartexch.hip.local Hello [127.0.0.1] mail > > > > > from:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 250 2.1.0 > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK rcpt > > > > > to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 250 2.1.5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > data > > > > > 354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF> i will get an NDR > > > > > from this at my working email address. > > > > > . > > > > > 250 2.6.0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Queued mail for delivery > > > > > > > > > > ---- The NDR: > > > > > > > > > > This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification. > > > > > > > > > > Delivery to the following recipients failed. > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Reporting-MTA: dns;heartexch.hip.local > > > > > Received-From-MTA: dns; > > > > > Arrival-Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:34:21 -0500 > > > > > > > > > > Final-Recipient: rfc822;[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Action: failed > > > > > Status: 5.0.0 > > > > > X-Display-Name: Administrator > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > > > > > > This NDR is very generic. Microsoft essentially tells you what > > > > > to check for below. I've also turned on the Diag logging on > > > > > MSExchangeTransport, SMTP Protocol to maximum... I get these > > > > > errors in the > > > > event viewer: > > > > > > > > > > Event ID: 3008 > > > > > > > > > > A non-delivery report with a status code of 5.0.0 was generated > > > > > for recipient rfc822;[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Message-ID > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>). > > > > > Cause: This indicates a permanent failure. Possible causes : > > > > > 1)No route is defined for a given address space. For example, an > > > > > SMTP connector is configured, but this recipient address does > > > > > not match the address spaces for which it routes mail. 2)Domain > > > > > Name Server > > > > > (DNS) returned an authoritative host not found for the domain. > > > > > 3)The routing group does not have a connector defined û mail > > > > > from one server in > > > > the > > > > > routing group has no way to get to another routing group. > > > > > Solution: Verify that this error is not caused by a DNS lookup > > > > > problem, and then check the address spaces configured on your > > > > > STMP connectors. If you are delivering Internet mail through an > > > > > SMTP connector, consider adding an address space of type SMTP > > > > > with value ô*ö (an asterisk) to one of the SMTP connectors to > > > > > make routing possible. Verify all routing groups are connected > > > > > to each other through a > > > > routing group connector or another connector. > > > > > > > > > > --- More Events: > > > > > > > > > > 7010 MSExchangeTransport > > > > > > > > > > This is an SMTP protocol log for virtual server ID 1, connection > #12. > > > > > The client at "192.168.0.3" sent a "mail" command, and the SMTP > > > > > server responded with "501 5.5.4 Argument missing ". The full > > > > > command sent was "mail". This will probably cause the connection > > > > > to > > > fail. > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > I got this error when I shut down/restart, I believe MS > > > > > considers this one > > > > > normal: > > > > > > > > > > 8026 LDAP Operations > > > > > > > > > > LDAP Bind was unsuccessful on directory heartexch.hip.local for > > > > > distinguished name ''. Directory returned error:[0x34] Unavailable. > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks...Thoughts? > > > > > > > > > > Julian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2005-10-31 at 15:56 -0800, Ed Crowley [MVP] wrote: > > > > > > No NDR is coming back? A mailbox exists that has the address > > > > > > you're sending to? > > > > > > > > > > > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > > > > > > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > > > > > > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > > > > Behalf Of Julian Underwood > > > > > > Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 3:31 PM > > > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > > Subject: RE: two exchange servers > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Ed, List, > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's the latest on my Exchange 2K3 SP2 not being able to > > > > > > receive > > > > > > e- mail > > > > > > saga: > > > > > > > > > > > > C:\>SmtpDiag [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > Searching for Exchange external DNS settings. > > > > > > Computer name is HEARTEXCH. > > > > > > VSI 1 has the following external DNS servers: > > > > > > There are no external DNS servers configured. > > > > > > > > > > > > Checking SOA for hip.local. > > > > > > Checking external DNS servers. > > > > > > Checking internal DNS servers. > > > > > > DNS server [209.87.79.232] did not return a valid SOA record. > > > > > > SOA serial number match: Failed with one or more failures. > > > > > > > > > > > > Checking local domain records. > > > > > > Checking MX records using TCP: hip.local. > > > > > > Checking MX records using UDP: hip.local. > > > > > > Both TCP and UDP queries succeeded. Local DNS test passed. > > > > > > > > > > > > Checking remote domain records. > > > > > > Checking MX records using TCP: hip.local. > > > > > > Checking MX records using UDP: hip.local. > > > > > > Both TCP and UDP queries succeeded. Remote DNS test passed. > > > > > > > > > > > > Checking MX servers listed for [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Connecting to heartexch.hip.local [192.168.0.6] on port 25. > > > > > > Successfully connected to heartexch.hip.local. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > > > > > > > > > > > 220 heartexch.hip.local Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service, Version: > > > > > > 6.0.3790.1830 ready at Mon, 31 Oct 2005 18:15:41 -0500 helo > > > > > > 250 heartexch.hip.local Hello [127.0.0.1] mail > > > > > > from:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 250 2.1.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK rcpt > > > > > > to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 250 > > > > > > 2.1.5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] data > > > > > > 354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF> this wont be recieved > . > > > > > > 250 2.6.0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Queued mail for delivery > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > > > > > > > > With the SMTP diag, there at first was no internal MX record > > > > > > for the domain so it was trying all the A records and finally > > > > > > reaching the server, I added the record and it reaches the > > > > > > server > > right away. > > > > > > > > > > > > Mail /can be sent/ via telnet, Outlook, OWA, but mail /CANNOT/ > > > > > > be > > > > > received. > > > > > > I'm concentrating on internal connectivity at this point-- i.e. > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > The above says the message is queued for delivery--where does it > go? > > > > > > > > It vanishes into thin air! > > > > > > > > > > > > Forget what I said before, this is the ONLY and first exchange > > > > > > server in the organization. > > > > > > > > > > > > It appears that internal DNS is working, so the message is > > > > > > getting to the server, then poof... Would it be worth while > > > > > > uninstalling and reinstall SMTP? Or would that be a bad idea. > > > > > > I'm thinking of rebuilding the whole thing from scratch, but > > > > > > am very curious as to what is causing this not to work. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for any insight... > > > > > > > > > > > > Julian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > > > To subscribe: > > > http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > > > Jupitermedia Corp. > > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > > 475 Park Avenue South > > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > > > To subscribe: > > > http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > > > Jupitermedia Corp. > > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > > 475 Park Avenue South > > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > > Jupitermedia Corp. > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > 475 Park Avenue South > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > > Jupitermedia Corp. > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > 475 Park Avenue South > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. 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