Re: Exchange 2003 messages hanging in que while trying to forward

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Try:
1. In a command window on the Exchange server enter:
NSLOOKUP
set type=MX
domain.com (the domain to which you're trying to send)
2. Find the corresponding mail host for the MX record with the lowest cost.
3. Type exit.
4. Enter:
TELNET hostname 25 (hostname is the mail host you found above)
HELO your_hostname
MAIL FROM:you@xxxxxxxxxxx
RCPT TO:them@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DATA
This is a test.
.
QUIT

It should be pretty obvious at what point in this testing procedure things
fail. It could be where you try to look up the MX record, or it could be
that you can't run telnet to port 25 of the host, or maybe you'll get a
message during the SMTP conversation.
--
Ed Crowley
MVP - Exchange
"Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"

"Ed Crowley [MVP]" <curspice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O38SRmnrFHA.3852@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The reason they'd be sitting in the queue would be that it can't talk to
> your server via SMTP. I can't think of any other reason.
> --
> Ed Crowley
> MVP - Exchange
> "Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"
>
> "John" <jk@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23yuL$AnrFHA.2624@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I am working with a client who is splitting into 2 companies. Their
>> IT guy has setup forwarding to my SBS 2003 Standard box. The addresses
>> are:
>>
>> My address is corp.xyz.com
>>
>> His is xyz.com
>>
>> 9 accounts that are now at corp.xyz.com will receive forwarded email
>> from their old acct of xyz.com.
>>
>>
>> The problem on his end is that messages that are supposed to forward
>> are hanging in the que. He rebooted once and it sent the messages.
>> Any new messages are now hanging in the que again.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks!!
>>
>> John
>>
>
>


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