RE: Missing E-mail - please help! (NOT in badmail)

Yes, I know what you mean, but...have you seen a MS guy telling you here that
we are wrong?

Investigating a liitle bit, there is a way throught a registry key that
makes the connector leave a copy in the mail server, so I can take them in a
safe way. This is a kind security issue that I´m using, because I really
don´t rely on pop3 connector. I don´t know if it may help you...

bye

--
Darío Díaz Anzalone

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Consultor Redes/Sistemas
CAIP S.L.
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"Chad" wrote:

> Thank you for the responses. I did not want to believe Microsoft could be so
> careless as to allow mail to simply vanish.
>
> "Mitch Garvis, MCSA" wrote:
>
> > Sorry Chad, but I agree with Dario. The POP3 Connector is a great tool when
> > it is working properly. When it is not it is a black hole for e-mails and I
> > have never found a way to recover them, and I have tried on several systems.
> >
> > After a few days encountering severe problems in my recent fight with the
> > Connector I made the decision to stop using it and to stop supporting it. It
> > is just too dangerous until Microsoft implements a 'Leave Messages on Server'
> > feature.
> >
> > Good luck to you. I suspect that if you are the network administrator of a
> > SMB you are not going to be very popular with this answer. I HAVE BEEN THERE
> > and I empathize.
> >
> > Mitch
> > --
> > Mitchell D. Garvis, MCSA
> > www.e-mitch.com
> >
> >
> > "Darío Díaz Anzalone" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > a couple of months ago I´ve an issue with changing the default address of
> > > some users that makes the smtp virtual server to have routing errors.
> > > Different cause but I ended with a similar error as yours. The bad news are
> > > that it is comprobated than in some cases like that the SBS exchange just
> > > lost the mails, without return. I really lost all mails received during the
> > > crisis.
> > >
> > > Maybe you have more luck, but probably your mails are probably destroyed.
> > >
> > > I´m sorry that I cant give further help...
> > >
> > > --
> > > Darío Díaz Anzalone
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------
> > > Consultor Redes/Sistemas
> > > CAIP S.L.
> > > -----------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > > "Chad" escribió:
> > >
> > > > Windows Small Business Server 2003:
> > > >
> > > > Under SMTP Virtual Server Properties - Delivery Tab - Advanced:
> > > >
> > > > I changed the Fully-qualified domain name to mydomain.LOCAL as opposed to
> > > > mydomain.COM for a 24 hour period. Subsequently, I was unable to receive
> > > > e-mail from the outside world via my POP3 Connector during that 24 hour
> > > > period. I changed it back to mydomain.COM (1 day later) and I am again
> > > > receiving my e-mail successfully.
> > > >
> > > > However, there were hundreds of e-mails sent to my organization during that
> > > > time period that the pop3 connecter popped off our mail host. Since Exchange
> > > > does not leave a copy on the server (my mail host), the messages, if they
> > > > still exist, could only be buried in Exchange somewhere.
> > > >
> > > > The application log indicates that messages during the 24 hour period in
> > > > question were delivered to the mailbox: user@xxxxxxxxxxxxx During that
> > > > period however, the SMTP server didn't realize that mydomain.com was supposed
> > > > to be itself. Does someone know where I can find these messages?
> > > >
> > > > I thought they would be in the badmail directory, but it is empty. Where
> > > > would these messages have ended up? (they are also not in the queue or pickup
> > > > directories)
> > > >
> > > > Thanks so much in advance...
.

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