I have deleted everything out of the queues, but when i restart the service it fires up again and starts sending the spam email out. Any ideas?? > Yes. Stop the SMTP service, go to the exchange server program files, = > then go to \mailroot\vs2\queue and delete everything manually from = > there. Keep in mind that if there are valid emails there you will = > delete those as well. So double check before deleting anything > > -----Original Message----- > From: sailordwarf@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sailordwarf@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 3:53 PM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] Spam > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > We were recently used as a relay, even though the system was previously > configured to prevent it. To solve the problem a new smtp virtual server > was created and the default one disabled, as it can't be deleted. The > problem is that after a reboot the default smtp server re-enabled and > started sending spam out again. Is there a way to flush the default smtp > server, so we can return to using it. > Thanks for any help. > > Andrew > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: = > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=3Dexchangelist > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=3DFAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: = > robert@xxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send a blank email to = > $subst('Email.Unsub') > > This mail was content checked for malicious code and viruses > by GFI MailSecurity. GFI MailSecurity provides email content=20 > checking, exploit detection and anti-virus for Exchange &=20 > SMTP servers. Spam, viruses, dangerous attachments and > offensive content are removed automatically. Key features=20 > include: Multiple virus engines; Email content & attachment=20 > checking; Exploit shield - email intrusion detection & defence;=20 > Email threats engine - analyses & defuses HTML scripts,=20 > .exe files & more.=20 > > > > In addition to GFI MailSecurity, GFI also produces the GFI=20 > FAXmaker fax server & GFI LANguard network security product=20 > ranges. For more information on our products, please visit=20 > http://www.gfi.com. This disclaimer was sent by GFI MailEssentials=20 > for Exchange/SMTP.