Mark, I have not been able to review the posts on this and offer assistance as I have been extremely busy in a Windows Server 2003 Boot Camp this week. I will review this soon and see what I can come up with. John Tolmachoff MCSE CSSA Engineer/Consultant eServices For You www.eservicesforyou.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Kingery, Mark [mailto:Mark.Kingery@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 11:00 AM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Server SMTP Issue > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > Its hard to believe that this issue has been out here this long as in the link I posted, > but Microsoft does not have any KB articles that I can find. > > http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF- > 8&threadm=uWj7PMiCBHA.1000%40tkmsftngp02&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3 > DISA%2BServer%2BSMTP%2Binbound%2Bstops%2Bworking%26hl%3Den%26lr > %3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF- > 8%26selm%3DuWj7PMiCBHA.1000%2540tkmsftngp02%26rnum%3D1 > > If this keeps up the way it is going, my company is going to make me scrap ISA and > find another solution. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kingery, Mark > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 7:02 AM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Server SMTP Issue > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > My Isa box has a connection to a dedicated T1. There is no DSL or Cable Modem. > I use External DNS servers provided by my ISP. > > DNS resolution is not a problem, when this issue happens my users are still able to > hit the internet. It is just ISA not allowing SMTP inbound to happen. > > Like Kevin said, there is no pattern to it, and there is nothing to show in the Event > Logs that this has happened. We have to just monitor email here to make sure it is > flowing inbound. > > I do receive a lot of inbound email, my guess is that we are just overloading ISA, or > we are being attacked on that port. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin S. Malinowski [mailto:Kevin@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 12:28 AM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Server SMTP Issue > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > Hi, Tom. > > Thanks, that is what I am doing right now, but running it once a day at 1 am, other > than that I depend on the lack of SPAM to alert me that the server needs a manual > restart. > > I never thought that I would actually have a use for SPAM. :) > > Kevin > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas W Shinder [mailto:tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:25 PM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Server SMTP Issue > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > Hi Kevin, > > Several ways to do it. > > How about a batch file with the following: > > net stop ipnat /y > net start "microsoft firewall" > > And then schedule it to run every few hours. There may be more elegant > ways, but it works :-) > > HTH, > Tom > > Thomas W Shinder > www.isaserver.org/shinder > ISA Server and Beyond: http://tinyurl.com/1jq1 > Configuring ISA Server: http://tinyurl.com/1llp > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin S. Malinowski [mailto:Kevin@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 12:22 AM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Server SMTP Issue > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > Hi, Tom, > > It is a 7 MB DSL connection, although there is a modem in the box, it is > not configured as an interface in ISA. > > This one truly has me stumped as well. I thought it was only us, but > when Mark's post came up today it got me digging again. > > Any suggestions as to the best method to schedule a restart of the ISA > services on a regular basis? > > Kevin > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas W Shinder [mailto:tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:10 PM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Server SMTP Issue > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > Hi Kevin, > > Darn. My only other guess is that maybe you're using a dial up > connection. > > Tom > > Thomas W Shinder > www.isaserver.org/shinder > ISA Server and Beyond: http://tinyurl.com/1jq1 > Configuring ISA Server: http://tinyurl.com/1llp > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin S. Malinowski [mailto:Kevin@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 12:08 AM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Server SMTP Issue > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > Hi, Tom. > > Our public DNS is hosted offsite. We have a split DNS implementation. > > Kevin > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas W Shinder [mailto:tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 7:15 PM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Server SMTP Issue > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > Hi Kevin, > > Are you publishing your public DNS servers? > > Thanks! > Tom > > Thomas W Shinder > www.isaserver.org/shinder > ISA Server and Beyond: http://tinyurl.com/1jq1 > Configuring ISA Server: http://tinyurl.com/1llp > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin S. Malinowski [mailto:Kevin@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:58 AM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Server SMTP Issue > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > Hi, Mark and Jim. > > I have an ISA server that the same situation occurs on. Currently the > box is Windows 2000 Adv Server SP3, ISA SP1 with the NAT hotfix applied. > > There are 3 separate internal SMTP servers published on three separate > external IP's. (none of the external IP's are in the LAT) > > The same situation occurs, where no external SMTP traffic is received by > any of the internal SMTP servers until the ISA services are restarted. > Their appears to be no recoginizable pattern as to when this will occur. > It may happen twice this week, then not again for two weeks. Nothing is > in the event logs and nothing seems to be noticable in perfmon. > > The internal SMTP servers are 2 GroupWise (GWIA) and 1 Exchange 2000. > > Kevin > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kingery, Mark [mailto:Mark.Kingery@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 7:30 AM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Server SMTP Issue > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > There is nothing in the Event logs, > > My ISA sever is SP1 and FP1. > > This does not affect any other services, all users are able to access > the internet through the ISA server. It just seems to be the SMTP > inbound. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Harrison [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 8:16 AM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Server SMTP Issue > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > What do you find in the event logs? > What is your ISA fix level? > > Jim Harrison > MCP(NT4, W2K), A+, Network+, PCG > http://isaserver.org/Jim_Harrison/ > http://isatools.org > Read the help / books / articles! > > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > I have configured on my ISA server a Server publishing rule for SMTP on > port 25, this has been working without any issues for 18 months, until > recently about the last 4 weeks, the ISA server will stop accepting SMTP > mail. The only way for me to fix this is to stop and start all ISA > services. > > Nothing has changed on the ISA server. > > Anyone have any ideas for my issue? > Thanks Mark > > My server is > > Windows 2000 SP3 > ISA Server FP1 > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist > ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp > ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org/ > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: > jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') > > 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