Help!! Exchange unsolved

[SysAdm]

Hi All,
 
I don't know any further apart from 
ringing Microsoft support or rebuilding the server (yuk, first server in site 
etc.). Hope that maybe one of you has encountered a similar problem and can shed 
some light.
 
Status: Exchange 5.5 SP4 on NT 4.0 
SP6a (Dell PowerEdge 2300). Approx. 150 mailboxes, IS priv = 5.2 GB. Latest 
rebuild of box 18 mths ago. Worked beautyfully, but now:
 
1) Doesn't synchronize offline 
folders properly, especially Inbox is empty. Followed steps in Synchronisation 
Error log, to no avail. This occurs for about 2/3rds of all mailboxes and seems 
to be getting worse. 
2) Same applies to archiving and 

3) Exmerging causes problems too (if 
we want to backup a mailbox before deleting it). Have to run exmerge on large 
mailboxes several times and will in the end have to give up on a few e-mails. 
The main problem appears to be caused by e-mails with attachments. 
4) If domain admins or the mailbox 
owner are trying to move or copy e-mails with attachments between folders 
> displays following message 'cannot move the items, already moved or 
deleted, or access denied'.
5) Some reminder problems 'cannot 
dismiss or postpone the reminder because the corresponding item in the folder 
you synchronised does not match this item...'
6) And the access speed has come to a 
crawl. If you have preview pane enabled, looking even at the tiniest little 
e-mail can have a several second delay
 
Ran Performance Mon. on server, yes 
it does have a decent work load but should be alright.
 
Looked first to me as if the 
information store is having some hick ups, ran Isinteg alltests on it, no errors 
but 235 warning re. MailboxContentCount.
 
Restored information store to a 
backup server to play with it and voila, all of the above problems have 
disappeared.
 
Does that mean that there are no 
problems with the database but that I should look at the Exchange installation 
or hardware Any ideas sooo wellcome.
 
Sorry for the lengthy e-mail. Hope 
that somebody out there can point me in the right direction though. Thanks heaps 
in advance.
 
Dagmar
 
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RE: Security Assistance (Urgent)

[SysAdm]

Sounds like it might be an old SirCamm Issue. 

We used to receive several thousands of e-mails per day to a recipient that
didn't exist but had our domain name; choked the mail server completely.
Contacted a few of the people that were sending (and were located in
Australia). Some were aware that they had a virus but hadn't managed to get
rid of it, others were completely surprised - their antivirus checks came up
with nothing. They didn't even know that they were sending e-mails and had
never heard of the recipient they were sending to. We still receive these
e-mails today but have given up and simply block them at the firewall (has
been going on for months now).

Regards,
Dagmar Neumann
IT Operations Manager
phone:   (02) 9690 7578
mobile: 0402 223 011
e-mail:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 



-Original Message-
From: Salas, Frankie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, 2 March 2002 5:53 AM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Security Assistance (Urgent)


The messages are coming from this company and other companies to someone
that we don't even know.  The person in question notified us that he
received several e-mails from two people from our company.  Viruses were
checked on the 2 individuals PC and on the Exchange box (none encountered).

Frankie Salas, MCP
Systems Support Coordinator/Network Administrator
Sirote & Permutt, P.C.
2311 Highland Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35205
E-Mail:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Facsimile:   (205) 930-5201


NOTICE:  This communication is not encrypted and may contain privileged or
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believe that you may have received this communication in error, please reply
to the sender indicating that fact and delete the copy you received.  In
addition, you should not print, copy, retransmit, disseminate, or otherwise
use the information.  THANK YOU.



-Original Message-
From: AGUIAR John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 12:45 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Security Assistance (Urgent)


Are you sure this is spam? I've seen a similar situation where some offline
users keep receiving the same messages over and over again. Is this what is
happening?

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 1:15 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Security Assistance (Urgent)


Which version of Exchange do you have and where is your smtp configuration
sitting.  You need to check the configuration of smtp and check your
authentication and delivery restrictions.  I'm being rather simplistic here,
but I believe there is some steps on this on the  swynk archives on how to
do this.   http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp

Dot

> -Original Message-
> From: Salas, Frankie [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 10:29 AM
> To:   MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> Subject:  Security Assistance (Urgent)
> 
> I'm new to network admin (2 weeks on the job) and wanted to know if 
> someone can guide me the right way.
> 
> Received a message from my director stating that he received a call 
> that someone is getting spammed from two people at our company (about 
> 75 messages a day).  The two people said that they do not know the 
> person or the e-mail
> address in question.  My question is "What is my next step?"  
> 
> Frankie Salas, MCP
> Systems Support Coordinator/Network Administrator
> Sirote & Permutt, P.C.
> 2311 Highland Avenue South
> Birmingham, AL 35205
> E-Mail:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Facsimile:   (205) 930-5201
> 
> 
> NOTICE:  This communication is not encrypted and may contain 
> privileged or other confidential information.  If you are not the 
> intended recipient or believe that you may have received this 
> communication in error, please reply to the sender indicating that 
> fact and delete the copy you received.  In addition, you should not 
> print, copy, retransmit, disseminate, or otherwise
> use the information.  THANK YOU.
> 
> 
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RE: Certain messages stuck in IMS

[SysAdm]

Title: Message



They 
have nothing to do with relaying but with spam e-mails directed to recipients 
with your domain name but invalid recipient name. Essentially they are NDR's and 
the originator is blank 'cause there is no such recipient in your organisation. 
Since spammers very often have 'masked' e-mail addresses the NDR's have trouble 
finding their intended address, therefore sitting in your IMC queue. Nothing to 
worry about. Delete them or don't delete them.
 
Regards,Dagmar NeumannIT Operations 
Managerphone:   (02) 9690 7578mobile: 
0402 223 011e-mail:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]

  -Original Message-From: Ratini Heidi - IL 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, 30 October 2001 2:49 
  PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Certain 
  messages stuck in IMS
  I 
  noticed those in our IMS from time to time as well.  Our relay is closed, 
  so I don't think it can be spammers attempting to use our Exchange server as 
  an open relay.  I've never been sure why they show up.  Anyone 
  know how they get into the IMS to begin with?
  

-Original Message-From: Don Ely 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:43 
PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Certain 
messages stuck in IMS
Yeah, I delete them.

  
  -Original Message-From: Errol Parker 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 7:30 
  PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: Certain 
  messages stuck in IMS
  
  Has anyone 
  seen messages with the originator "< >" sitting in the Outbound 
  Messages Awaiting Delivery" in the IMS.
   
  These messages 
  were not created within our organiztion.  The destinations are to 
  various domains.
   
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RE: weird exchange/outlook problem

[SysAdm]

Had the same problem some time ago. Turned out that the meeting requests
included a location of which the 'terminated' employee had been in charge.
Somebody else was looking after the resource yes, but if you just chose from
the 'Location' drop down menu instead of 'inviting' the resource afresh you
got those NDR's.

Might not apply to you at all, but is a thought that might help you to
figure out what's going on.

Regards,
Dagmar Neumann
IT Operations Manager
phone:   (02) 9690 7578
mobile: 0402 223 011
e-mail:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 



-Original Message-
From: Sean Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, 5 October 2001 05:27
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: weird exchange/outlook problem


Delegates are client-side configurations so deleting the users mailbox would
not remove her from any client's delegation list.

Regards,
 
Sean Martin, MCSE
Network Administrator
Ribelin Lowell & Company
Insurance Brokers, Inc.
3111 C Street, Suite 300
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Ph: (907) 561-1250
Fax: (907) 561-4315
Cell: (907) 229-0885
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  


-Original Message-
From: James Winzenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 11:07 AM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: weird exchange/outlook problem


I will have to check this again, but I don't think he had any delegates set
up.  In addition, her account was deleted, so I don't know how it could
still be in there if she was set up as a delegate.  But I will definitely
check.

Thanks,

James R. Winzenz, MCSE, A+
Associate Systems Administrator

Peregrine Systems
39555 Orchard Hill Place
Suite 250
Novi, MI  48375
Phone:  (248) 675-2801
Fax:  (248) 675-2801
www.peregrine.com



-Original Message-
From: Dahl, Peter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 2:57 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: weird exchange/outlook problem


Check his client to see if the admin's account is setup as a delegate to his
account.  You can have all meeting requests forwarded automatically to your
delegate so that is probably what is happening.

Tools --> Options --> Delegates tab.

Peter Dahl.

-Original Message-
From: James Winzenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 2:37 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: weird exchange/outlook problem


Hopefully someone out there has some ideas about this.  Here's the scenario:

NT 4.0 SP6a Server w/Exchange 5.5 SP3
User with 9x (still, I know, but soon to be win2k) and outlook 2000 -  the
user is actually our site manager and VP.

About 6 months ago, his previous administrative assistant left the company.
She had been set up with permissions to access his mailbox, and also had
"send on behalf of" permissions.  Her user account and mailbox have been
long since deleted.  Here comes the weird part.  Ever since she left,
whenever a meeting request or appointment is sent to this site manager, a
delivery failure notification is sent back saying that the mail could not be
delivered to the following recipient:  .  We
have searched and have not been able to find anything we could do short of
moving his emails to a .pst, deleting the mailbox and recreating and
reimporting his emails.  If anyone has other ideas, that would be extremely
helpful.  If more information is needed, I will strive to provide it.


Thanks,

James R. Winzenz, MCSE, A+
Associate Systems Administrator

Peregrine Systems
39555 Orchard Hill Place
Suite 250
Novi, MI  48375
Phone:  (248) 675-2801
Fax:  (248) 675-2801
www.peregrine.com



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Re: AnitiVirus Scan error

[SysAdm]

Title: AnitiVirus Scan error




Oh 
yes, want the answer to this one too. Has started only a few weeks ago but now 
at least 50% of the NAV notifications are 'Scan Engine Failures'. 

 
Thought that in our case the start of these error 
messages might have coincided with the application of SP4 and changing from MAPI 
only to MAPI/VAPI mode. Did you do by any chance something 
similar?
 
Regards,Dagmar NeumannIT Operations 
Managerphone:   (02) 9690 7578mobile: 
0402 223 011e-mail:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]

  -Original Message-From: Rick Ward - HQ 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, 26 September 2001 6:27 
  AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: AnitiVirus Scan 
  error
  Anyone seeing something similar to this? 
  We've been getting a lot of these from various servers all 
  with different file attachment, but the error always reads the same way. 
  
  We have 33 Exchange sites all running WIN2K SP1 and XCHG 5.5 
  SP4. NAV is version 7.5 Corp Edition. It is messing with the attachment and 
  removing it from USERY's inbox.
  thanks in advance.. -Rick 
  -Original Message- From: NAV 
  for Microsoft Exchange-SERVERX To: Antivirus 
  Admins Sent: 9/22/2001 7:19 AM Subject: Admin Alert: Norton AntiVirus quarantined an attachment in a 
  message. 
  Sender of the attachment:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Recipient of the attachment:  USERY\Inbox 
  Subject of the message:  Fwd: Girl Friend 
  One or more attachments were quarantined.   Attachment embedmsg.msg was Quarantined for the following 
  reasons:     
  Scan Engine Failure (0x80004005)     
  Scan Engine error in opening a compressed file.     occurred in girlsfriend.doc.     Scan Engine error in opening a compressed 
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RE: Exchange mailboxes

[SysAdm]

Oops, sinking my head in shame. Off course it was wrapped.

Txs.

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-Original Message-
From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, 11 September 2001 1:19 AM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Exchange mailboxes


It just worked for me.

William

-Original Message-
From: SysAdm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 11:36 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Exchange mailboxes


Thanks for the link William, but site has been moved. Can't seem to get
Exmerge anywhere.

Regards,
Dagmar Neumann
IT Operations Manager
phone:   (02) 9690 7578
mobile: 0402 223 011
e-mail:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 



-Original Message-
From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, 6 September 2001 2:27 AM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Exchange mailboxes


Cross-site mailbox migration is best done with Exmerge.  

I use the version from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/TechNet/prodtechn
ol/exchange/downloads/lovlettr.asp

William


-Original Message-
From: Sanjeev Singh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 6:13 AM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Exchange mailboxes


Could someone assist with the following :- 

situation :- I have 2 differant NT 4.0 domains with Exchange Server 5.5 in
differant 
sites...Which is the quickest way for me to copy all the mailboxes from 1
domain to 
the other...



Regards

Sanjeev Singh
Systems Engineer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Shurlok International
28 Wiganthorpe Road, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
Int.Tel +27 33 8454700  Int Fax +27 33 8454762  cell 0829289917

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subsidiaries and associated companies )shall incur any liability resulting
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contain a virus or the like.'


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RE: Exchange mailboxes

[SysAdm]

Thanks for the link William, but site has been moved. Can't seem to get
Exmerge anywhere.

Regards,
Dagmar Neumann
IT Operations Manager
phone:   (02) 9690 7578
mobile: 0402 223 011
e-mail:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 



-Original Message-
From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, 6 September 2001 2:27 AM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Exchange mailboxes


Cross-site mailbox migration is best done with Exmerge.  

I use the version from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/TechNet/prodtechn
ol/exchange/downloads/lovlettr.asp

William


-Original Message-
From: Sanjeev Singh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 6:13 AM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Exchange mailboxes


Could someone assist with the following :- 

situation :- I have 2 differant NT 4.0 domains with Exchange Server 5.5 in
differant 
sites...Which is the quickest way for me to copy all the mailboxes from 1
domain to 
the other...



Regards

Sanjeev Singh
Systems Engineer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Shurlok International
28 Wiganthorpe Road, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
Int.Tel +27 33 8454700  Int Fax +27 33 8454762  cell 0829289917

' This message may contain information which is private,privileged or
confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please
notify the sender thereof and destroy /delete the message. You may not copy,
distribute or disclose the contents to anyone nor take any action in
reliance on the content.'
'Neither the sender nor Shurlok, a division  of Electromatic (including it's
subsidiaries and associated companies )shall incur any liability resulting
directly or indirectly from accessing any of the attached files which may
contain a virus or the like.'


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