SMTP will not accept any connections

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From: James Lord (JamesLord_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/01/04 

Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 04:51:03 -0700

Hi there,
I have a problem with exchange 2000 and accepting incoming mail. I suspect
my SMTP service is corrupt. I cannot telnet the service on the local host. I
have removed all the authentication from the SMTP so it should be an open
relay, but I cannot connect. When you try to connect you are disconnected
immediately.
Is it safe to remove the SMTP service and reinstall or will I end up
reinstalling the server.

TIA
James Lord

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