Nope, neither of those. It allows SMTP mail to be queued while mailboxes are being moved, and transfers messages across X.400 connectors when appropriate. I know the article says the MTA must be on to move mailboxes, but it must mean move between servers, because I can move them between stores and SGs without the MTA. David Wilhoit Microsoft Exchange MVP kidego@xxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: Danny [mailto:nocmonkey@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 3:07 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Exchange Server 2003 - DB Dismounted - What ha ppens to incoming email? http://www.MSExchange.org/ On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:19:38 +0100, Jason Merrique <j.merrique@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > That's interesting, so what is the purpose of the MTA in an Exchange > 2003 only setup? A) Receive email from other SMTP servers. B) Receive email from other SMTP servers, and relay to another Exchange Server. ...D ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: kidego@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist