I've got exchange 2000 with service pack2. The information store is being mounted but the pop3 is failing to load without any related events in the event viewer. It is hanging on startup. Does anyone ever encountered this? Regards Robert Abela robert@xxxxxxx **************************************************************** This mail was content checked for malicious code and viruses by MailSecurity. MailSecurity provides email content checking, exploit detection and anti-virus for Exchange. Spam, viruses, dangerous attachments & offensive content are removed automatically. Key features include: Multiple virus engines; Email content & attachment checking; Exploit shield - email intrusion detection & defence; Email threats engine - analyses & defuses HTML scripts, .exe files & more. *************************************************************** In addition to MailSecurity, GFI also produces the FAXmaker fax server & LANguard network security product ranges. For more information on our products, please visit http://www.gfi.com This disclaimer was sent by Mail essentials for Exchange/SMTP.