Re: pop3 connetion manager

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Hi Robbin,
thanks for your reply, i have sent you an email ok.
to update this :
all updates are installed
ran the BPA
pop connection manager just flashers up & dissapears !
help & support tab not working!
Have not installed exchange spk2 - not sure if need to backup exchange /
account etc or not before installing!
on client pc cant recieve emails - can send ok
setup outlook express on client pc & send / recieve ok ????
is my guess that outlook on clint pc is corrupted, some else installed this
new pc on network & installed outlook of the office 2003 cd, so im going to
remove outlook & reinstall the outlook package of the server this week !!!!
i have another client pc that is working fine with th sever outlook installed
on it .
have checked user id / settings from the isp & on 3 other pc locations and it
works just fine.

Robbin Meng [MSFT] wrote:
Hello Greg,

Thank you for your post. My name is Robbin Meng, and it is my pleasure to
work with you on this issue!

Please allow me to confirm that my understandings are correct. As I
understand it, the issue is:

The POP3 connector manager on the SBS server is not working correctly to
receive POP3 messages. Moreover, the Help & Support don't work. You would
like to know if this issue is caused by not applying certain updates and
wondering of installing Exchange Server SP2.

If I have misunderstood your concerns please feel free to let me know.

I agree on Franky's advice that it is always correct to use Exchange BPA
tool and analysis what updates you have not installed especially critical
updates. Exchange server 2003 Service Pack 2 is a combination of all
previous critical updates, it fixed many known issues and greatly enhance
the Exchange security and include many new features like IMF v2.0 etc. I
strongly suggest you install SP2 for long term consideration. Moreover, the
SBS 2003 Service Pack 1 also need Exchange server SP2 to be installed as a
prerequisite.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Release Notes
http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/b/5/fb5c54af-fe5c-48e9-be97-f9e8207
325ab/Ex_2003_SP2_RelNotes.htm

Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2: Frequently Asked Questions
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/bb288543.aspx

Download/Install Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=535b
ef85-3096-45f8-aa43-60f1f58b3c40

In addition, please use another exchange user account to test again to link
to the POP3 mailbox account via POP3 connector Manager.

If the issue persists, please help me to collect more information:

Information Need
==============
1. Check event viewer for related information, if there are anything
related POP3 connector or Exchange services, please help save it to *.evt
and send to me at v-robmen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
2. If possible, please capture some screenshot when the error messages
appear and send them to me : v-robmen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Related information about POP3 connector:

How to troubleshoot the POP3 Connector in Windows Small Business Server 2003
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885685/en-us>

Allowing both SMTP filtering and relay for POP3 users
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555383/en-us>

Hope this helps. Also, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not
hesitate to let me know.

Thank you for your time and cooperation!

Best regards,

Robbin Meng(MSFT)

Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support

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