Test Mail: Some Pass, Some Fail :(

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 03/22/04 

Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:41:17 -0800

Nevermind; I got it. The problem was with inappropriate
and mismatched email addresses defined in the profiles
among the users to whom receipt of these mails was
assigned.

If you spent time on this, thank you. If you did not,
thank me! =}

Always,

Matthew

=}

>-----Original Message-----
>Good morning, and thank you in advance for any
>suggestions you can offer. I think this will be an easy
>one - even though it's long - I just wanted to be
>thorough.
>
>SBS3 runs Exchange Server, configured to retrieve mail
>via POP3 connector from our existing mail host using the
>same (successful) settings as individual mail accounts
on
>our LAN have always used.
>
>When I open Outlook and click the "Test Account
>Settings..." button on the properties page, I receive
the
>test mail as expected. However, if I then click
>New>Mail, and compose a test to each of the three
>recipients pointing to my Exchange mailbox on the
Server,
>no one in the To: line receives the mail (they're all
>me).
>
>On MyWorkstation, Oulook uses three accounts - each is a
>different 'me' (Admin@, FirstName@, Info@). Two are
>looking at the POP3 mail host in their accounts
>respectively, and one looks at the Exchange Server
>box "FirstName LastName".
>
>The POP3 account settings & passwords work fine, using
>mail.host.com, and I believe Exchange is stealing my
>mail, but it won't let me have it. If I hit
>mail.host.com during the idle period in the 15-minute
>check interval, I can get my mail off the host. If I
>miss the interval, the server takes it.
>
>On MyServer, I have a box called FirstName, but on
>MyWorkstation, Outlook's corresponding mailbox is called
>FirstName LastName. Is this a problem?
>
>I got the Outlook mailbox name from the 'Check Names'
>button when configuring Outlook's Exchange connection
(in
>Control Panel>Mail on the Workstation), so I assumed it
>was looking within the apropriate profile at the correct
>mailbox name for routing.
>
>The POP3 Mailboxes all indicate User Mailboxes, and
>deliver to the Exchange Mailbox: FirstName. Still, the
>Outlook account FirstName LastName receives nothing, and
>no other options are available from the Check Names
>dialogue box.
>
>I thought I had done everything in the checklist when
>configuring, and I read the process thoroughly. Can you
>tell me where I went wrong or where to viw related KB
>articles?
>
>Thanks again for your valuable time,
>
>Matthew
>
>=}
>.
>

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