Re: POP 3 wont start.

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From: Dan Kelley [MSFT] (dankel_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/16/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 17:41:23 -0500

Are the mailbox stores mounted? Is the IIS Admin service started? 

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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:e5b001c40ba5$b5ec05f0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> it is running Server 2003 standard edition.  so Exchange
> 2003
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Is this Exchange 2000 POP3 service?  Or Windows 2003 POP3
> service?
> >
> >The "Exchange is currently in recovery mode" message
> normally is from a
> >client (I.E. Outlook 2003).  That means it cannot contact
> the Exchange
> >server.  I would suggest creating a new profile and not
> use cache mode to
> >see if that make an impact on that error.
> >
> >The 203 error cooresponds with: The system could not find
> the environment
> >option that was entered.
> >I suggest the following:
> > 1) Look at the service properties.  See if any start-up
> parameters are
> >configured or if the account is not correct.
> > 2) Take a look at the registry for the POP3 service
> >(HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\POP3svc).  Look
> for any incorrect
> >parameters.  Maybe it is pointing to an invalid location.
> > 3) Go to the properties of the POP3 Virtual Server
> (Exchange) and make sure
> >you have default values.
> > 4) Run a NETSTAT -AN to see if another application is
> listening on port 110
> >(POP3).
> >
> >This should get you started...
> >Doug Blanchard [MSFT]
> >Microsoft PSS
> >
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> >"Bob Montgomery" <flyboybob86@hotmail.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:b59701c40b8b$ff8a2620$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I am working on a single server that is running as a
> file
> >> server, application server, mail server (pop3 and smtp)
> >> domain controller and DNS server.  The POP 3 service
> will
> >> not start.  I get the fallowing errors
> >>
> >> Keep getting errors that the exchange server was not
> >> reachable when I opend outlook
> >>
> >> tried to start the POP3 and got this error...
> >> "Exchange is currently in recovery mode.  You can either
> >> connect to your exchange server using the network using
> >> the network, work offline or cancel this logon"
> >>
> >> In the exchange system manager.
> >>      "The service did not respond to the start controll
> >> request in a timely fashon.  Check the windows event
> >> viewer for details"
> >>
> >> The Event View says...
> >>      "The Microsoft POP3 service stopped with the error
> >> code 203   for more information see help and support
> >> center at    http//go.microsoft.com/fwlink/event/asp
> >>
> >> when I go to http//go.microsoft.com/fwlink/event/asp  it
> >> says....
> >>       "there was no addictional information about this
> >> error."
> >>
> >> I have searched everywere I could think of to find out
> why
> >> it wont start but havnt been able to find anything.
> >>
> >> Thank you for the help
> >> Bob
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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