Our main Exchange mail server has MSExchangeAL event id 8260 for a few days now.. I thought at first it might be related to a recent DNS problem we had.. but since that has been fixed this message continues to be displayed in event viewer.. It states Could not open LDAP session to directory... using local service credentials. Cannot access Address List configuration informaiton... Make sure the server.... is running.. The server is running... Thanks - a little tense right now.. Linda Wilson Information Technology Specialist 707-522-5230 voice 707-217-8359 cell 707-522-5500 Help Desk