Re: macros in SBS?
From: Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP] (kweilbacMVP_at_gte.net)
Date: 09/21/04
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Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 22:10:59 -0400
Gary -- fyi, I found Charlie's post by googling -- not the standard
googling, but googling 'groups'.
-- Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP] "The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long" "Gary Karasik" <gkarasik2fea.net> wrote in message news:uV1kqr3nEHA.2612@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > According to Charlie Anthe--whose note I did not find via Google, so > thanks, NG--the problem is not damaged (or lost, as some have suggested) > email but a "loop" in which the email is not downloaded because a new > download starts before an old one ends. And he provides a solution (just > wait a while for a downoad to complete so any big message can be cleared > out). > > He also says that this applies to the SBS2K architecture and that they > [were] working to fix that in SBS2K3. Since the SBS2K3 connector looks > like a different program, perhaps they did. > > Even so, with a fast connection and typical small-business email needs, I > don't see any reason that a script set for every five minutes should have > a problem. > > GaryK > > "Susan Bradley, [SBS Community Member]" <sbradcpa@pacbell.net> wrote in > message news:Obh8j62nEHA.3324@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... >> If we teach you to fish without warning you that the fish might be >> poisoned that wouldn't be too good would it? >> >> You could end up with damaged email. >> >> The answers for this post were googlable my friend. >> >> I'm not going to look for unsupported answers. >> >> Gary Karasik wrote: >>> Thanks, Chad. I appreciate your taking the time to respond--I really do. >>> I'm fully cognizant of the problems. I want to get an answer to my >>> question anyway. >>> >>> Do you by chance know the answer to my question, which was "Is it >>> possible to do macros on an SBS server?" >>> >>> GaryK >>> >>> "Chad A. Gross [SBS MVP]" <chad.gross@laytonflower.nospam.com> wrote in >>> message news:%23ub5jO2nEHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... >>> >>>>Go with SMTP. >>>> >>>>Seriously. >>>> >>>>This was discussed in length about two years ago - and the problem is >>>>that if there is a download in progress (large attachment, etc.) and you >>>>stop / restart the service, or manually trigger a new download, you're >>>>going to lose the messages being actively downloaded in the original >>>>process. In theory, you could probably handle this by looking to see if >>>>there is a current download in progress - if so, do nothing, otherwise >>>>trigger a new download. But that is more effort than it is worth. >>>>Considering what an hour of your time is worth, you're better off in the >>>>long run just buying POPBeamer than trying to do this yourself with the >>>>built-in pop connector . . . >>>> >>>>-- >>>> >>>>Chad A. Gross - SBS MVP >>>>SBS ROCKS! >>>> >>>>www.msmvps.com/cgross >>>>www.gosbs.org >>>> >>>> >>>>Gary Karasik wrote: >>>> >>>>>Hi, >>>>> >>>>>Is it possible to do macros on an SBS server? More specifically, I was >>>>>wondering if some kind of script could be set up to trigger the >>>>>"Retrieve now" process on the POP3-connector manager? Then I'd set up >>>>>a task to run the script every n minutes. >>>>> >>>>>I was thinking this morning that I could accomplish something similar >>>>>with a scheduled task and a .BAT file that stops and restarts the >>>>>POP3 Connector service, but that seems REALLY ugly. >>>>> >>>>>Someone once suggested a .BAT file that ran IMBDOWNL.EXE and >>>>>IMBDLVR.EXE. I can guess what IMBDLVR.EXE does, but what's >>>>>IMBDOWNL.EXE? >>>>>GaryK >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm >> >> > >
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