Re: SMTP Server just stopped working

From: Jerome Smith (jsmith_at_gauss.cl)
Date: 12/05/04 

Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 11:23:04 -0300

Thanks Jeff. I looked at the logs and my messages are just sitting in the
queue without being sent. What could the reason for this be?

"Jeff Cochran" <jeff.nospam@zina.com> escribió en el mensaje
news:41b0e580.257799375@msnews.microsoft.com...
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 18:59:33 -0300, "Jerome Smith" <jsmith@gauss.cl>
> wrote:
>
>>My IIS SMTP Server was working fine and then for no apparent reason has
>>just
>>stopped sending messages. In IIS the SMTP service is still up, and I get
>>no
>>error message when I send an e-mail. However, my e-mail messages just
>>don't
>>reach their destination. I have carried out several tests to verify this.
>>The messages just "vanish".
>>
>>I have tried using IISReset to solve the problem, but this has not helped.
>>
>>I am using Win XP, IIS 5.1 and Outlook Express.
>>
>>What is happening? How do I get SMTP working again?
>
> How do you know it *isn't* working? Just because your mail doesn't
> reach the destination isn't an indicator of your SMTP server failing.
> Try:
>
> HOW TO: Test Windows 2000 IIS SMTP Services Manually
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;286421
>
> And look at the logs to see what may have happened.
>
> Jeff 

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