IIRC, you're getting "exceeded the maximum number of associations" which usually indicates that the total number of connections and associations, which I believe is 9 associations and 10 connects per association.
Are you sure there aren't any looping messages, or a butload of public folder replication traffic? Is there anything in the MTA queue? ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Bennett, Joshua [mailto:jbennett@;cotelligent.com] > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 3:11 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: X.400 issues > > > I've adjusted the number of control blocks the MTA has > available and again, > it did not correct the situation. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:roger.seielstad@;inovis.com] > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 1:47 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: X.400 issues > > > The previous suggestion about tuning the MTA stack is where > I'd start. The > best reference is Managing Exchange 5.5 by Paul Robichaux, if > you have that > handy. If not, the parameter I think you're looking for is > called control > blocks. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > Atlanta, GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bennett, Joshua [mailto:jbennett@;cotelligent.com] > > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 1:24 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: X.400 issues > > > > > > I use "supposed to be" due to the issue at hand that is > > driving me insane. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:roger.seielstad@;inovis.com] > > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 1:02 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: X.400 issues > > > > > > Replace "supposed to be" with "definitely are" > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bennett, Joshua [mailto:jbennett@;cotelligent.com] > > > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 12:27 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: X.400 issues > > > > > > > > > These servers are all connected by WAN links and X.400 > > connectors are > > > supposed to be more resilient to network interruptions. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:thlabse@;hotmail.com] > > > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 11:19 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: Re: X.400 issues > > > > > > > > > Curious as to why you are using X400 instead of Site > Connectors. Yes > > > x400 are more efficient just curious. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Darcy Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 11:06 AM > > > Subject: RE: X.400 issues > > > > > > > > > > I'd think twice about that one - if you have a multi-site > > > > organization, > > > any directory replication connectors that depend on those X400 > > > connectors will have to be either pointed to another connector in > > > the same site, or > > > deleted before you can delete the connector. > > > > > > > > And, if you delete the dirrep connector, be prepared to > > rebuild any > > > cross-site distribution lists after you recreate the connectors > > > (X400 and dirrep). > > > > > > > > Darcy > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Bennett, Joshua [mailto:jbennett@;cotelligent.com] > > > > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 6:24 AM > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: RE: X.400 issues > > > > > > > > > > > > I have tried everything that you have described and to > no avail. I > > > received > > > > a suggestion to remove the connectors and rebuild the > TCP stack in > > > Exchange > > > > to clear this up. > > > > > > > > Any opinions on this idea... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:danielc@;dc-resources.net] > > > > Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 10:02 PM > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: RE: X.400 issues > > > > > > > > > > > > 57: the other MTA has a limit on the number of available > > connections > > > > 289: because of that limit, a connection to that MTA > could not be > > > > opened > > > > 1290: somewhat a repeat of 289, but more info > > > > 9202: low-level diagnostic on the connection failure > > > > > > > > In general this sequence of events can be ignored if mail > > otherwise > > > > flows. It's a temporary condition. If it keeps happening > > > over and over > > > > and the queue to that MTA keeps backing up then you'll need to > > > > actually > > > troubleshoot > > > > what is wrong (i.e. raise the number of connections on the > > > other MTA > > > > if > > > you > > > > have control over it). > > > > > > > > Precht, do you ever add anything of value? > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: David N. Precht [mailto:discussions@;entrysecurity.com] > > > > Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 1:45 PM > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: RE: X.400 issues > > > > > > > > > > > > www.eventid.net > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:bounce-exchange-224131@;ls.swynk.com] On Behalf > Of Bennett, > > > > Joshua > > > > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 11:05 > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: RE: X.400 issues > > > > > > > > > > > > Event ID 57: Source: MSExchangeMTA Type: Warning > > Category: X.400 > > > Service > > > > The limit on the number of associations allowed to and > from entity > > > > (X.400 address) has been reached. The limit is 9. [MTA > XFER-IN 19 > > > > 34](12) > > > > > > > > Event ID 289: Source: MSExchangeMTA Type: Warning > > Category: X.400 > > > Service > > > > A connection to (X.400 address) could not be opened [MTA > > XFER-IN 19 > > > > 26](12) > > > > > > > > Event ID 1290: Source: MSExchagneMTA Type: Warning > > > Category: X.400 > > > > Service A locally initiated association to (X.400 address) was > > > > refused. The failure reason provider was 0 and the > reason was 0. > > > > Control block index 6. Type 1. [PLATFORM KERNEL 25 130](12) > > > > > > > > Event ID 9202: Source: MSExchangeMTA Type: Warning Category: > > > > Operating System A sockets error 10061 on an accept[] call was > > > > detected. The MTA will attempt to recover the sockets > connection. > > > > Control block index: /. [BASE IL TCP/IP DRVR 8 256](12) > > > > > > > > > > > > These are the Event ID's that continually pop up on the > one remote > > > > server with the same symptoms, the other server just > > > produces the 289 > > > > event id only. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Josh > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Chris Scharff [mailto:chris_scharff@;messageone.com] > > > > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 10:53 AM > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: RE: X.400 issues > > > > > > > > > > > > Admission: I'm entirely too lazy to go look up the random > > > odd event ID > > > > or guestimate what "too long"[1] means. It there any > > chance you (the > > > collective > > > > you) could include the Event ID source and description in > > > addition to > > > > the number? And that you could provide an example of > > sent/ received > > > > times > > > which > > > > constitute a "too long" delivery time. > > > > > > > > [1] When I worked at $vbc we initially had an MS Mail PO > > > config which > > > > routinely resulted in >8 hour delivery times of mail from > > the US to > > > > Indonesia. If a user called and said it'd been six hours > > > and the mail > > > wasn't > > > > delivered, we didn't troubleshoot it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Bennett, Joshua [mailto:jbennett@;cotelligent.com] > > > > > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 8:55 AM > > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > > > > > I have an incredibly annoying situation going on that I > > > can't seem > > > > > to get a grip on. I am not sure of the magnitude of the > > > errors I am > > > > > seeing due to the fact that mail is still flowing. > > > > > > > > > > Here is my setup: > > > > > > > > > > I am running WNT4.0 SP6 / EX 5.5 EE SP4 all > > > hotfixes on all > > > > > these servers. I have a hub and spoke configuration > within my EX > > > > > org. All my remote servers connect (through X.400 > > > connectors) to a > > > > > central EX server that serves as my IMS to the > internet. All the > > > > > spoke servers > > > > > > > > > are BDC's in NT domains. The hub server is a member > server in a > > > > > central domain that all other domains have 2-way trusts > > > to. All the > > > > > remote servers (scattered across the US) are connected > > to the hub > > > > > server by full T1 lines. > > > > > > > > > > My issue is this: > > > > > > > > > > The MTA on the hub server backs up and an Event > > > ID: 289 is > > > > > written to the App log then the queue flushes clear and > > > all mail is > > > > > delivered without incident. This seems to occur about > every 10 > > > > > minutes > > > > > > > > > or so during the day. There does not appear to be, at > > > least on the > > > > > surface, any connectivity issues. Should I just ignore > > > these errors, > > > > > as the mail is being delivered? 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