Re: Exchange 2003 SMTP error messages.

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From: Ade Famoti [MSFT] (ade_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/29/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 09:43:57 -0500

Try the steps in this article...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;812806

"Alex Griffin" <nntpuser@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uc9g60lja19jh7eou1f0he51davltg2b3q@4ax.com...
> Chaps/Ladies,
>
> Is there any way to get Exchange to mail back proper SMTP error
> transaction logs rather than the truncated stuff exchange mails out by
> default.
>
> E.g.
>
> Exchange mails this back to my user:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
>
> Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.
>
> Subject:
> Sent: 3/29/2004 2:41 PM
>
> The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
>
> user@domain1.com on 3/29/2004 2:41 PM
> There was a SMTP communication problem with the
> recipient's email server. Please contact your system administrator.
> <exch.interhouse.redbus.com #5.5.0 smtp;573
> user@domain2.com unknown user account>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
>
> I would like it to send something like this:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
>
> Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.
>
> Subject:
> Sent: 3/29/2004 2:41 PM
>
> The following error occurred:
>
> 220 a.smarthostrelay.com ESMTP CommuniGate Pro 4.1.8 is glad to see
> you
> !
> helo some.silly.client
> 250 a.smarthostrelay.com is pleased to meet you
> mail from:<user@domain2.com>
> 573 user@domain2.com unknown user account
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------
>
> This would be a lot more useful since a) it shows me which relay
> server actually produced the error during the SMTP transaction and b)
> it shows me exactly where the conversation failed during the SMTP
> transaction.
>
> Thanks for any pointers etc.,
>
> --
> Alex Griffin
>

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