Sounds like the server is in kind of a funky state. I would suggest a server reboot and see if that resolves the issue.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 11:44 AM Subject: RE: FW: [IMail Forum] Smtp Process > So I am having an uneventful day, enjoying this and other threads on the > imail list and decide that maybe I should go in and move some log files out > of the spool (historically we've allowed log files to accumulate through the > year and then archived them to an offline directory for backup). Typically > our log files are only 20 megs a day during the week and maybe 3-5 megs on > the weekend. so relatively small. We currently use Imail 7.15 and have used > imail for several years now. I have never noticed having a few hundred log > fails make any difference in imail's performance. > > anyway, I pc-anywhere'd into our colo'd server and created a new dir called > 2003 and selected all the log files through June 30 and ctrl-x to cut and > went to the new dir and couldn't paste (paste wasn't available in properties > either). which was weird. so then I tried drag and drop and that wouldn't > work. so I tried dragging a smaller text file in the same dir and can't seem > to copy/paste or drag and drop any files??? > > any thoughts why all of a sudden I cannot use copy/paste or drag n drop in > Windows 2000 Advanced Server?? I normally use it through pc anywhere and > typically update my ima files by just dragging them to notepad, updating > them and then saving them. It appears this function is no longer useable in > any directory on the server?! > > I know this isn't an 2k server list, but thought there may be some immediate > answers from my favorite list! > > TIA, > > John Moore > 305 Spin > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick DeLuco > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 11:28 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: FW: [IMail Forum] Smtp Process > > > This was my train of thought also ... I was just second guessing myself. > Thanks! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of R. Scott Perry > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 12:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: FW: [IMail Forum] Smtp Process > > > > >I may be reading this on the back end of the conversation .. If the spool > >directory has over a month of logs and there is still over 46 gig of hard > >drive space free .. is this an issue? > > I think it's safe to say that it is not vital to remove log files, unless > there is a specific reason (such as lack of hard drive space, or Ipswitch > coming out with some information explaining why you should). Having an > extra 30 or so files in the directory would be a problem if there were 500+ > files in there, but even in that case those 30 or so files wouldn't have > much of an effect on performance. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. > Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you have been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > (http://www.declude.com)] > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
