RE: Queue Won't go down

  • From: "John Tolmachoff \(Lists\)" <johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'[ExchangeList]'" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 16:44:16 -0700

Have you tried performing the query tests on the DNS service?

What do you have set up for forwarders?

What DNS servers are in the TCP/IP Properties of the NIC?

John Tolmachoff MCSE CSSA
Engineer/Consultant
eServices For You
www.eservicesforyou.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aber Whitcomb [mailto:aber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 4:28 PM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Queue Won't go down
> 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> It's the same server.  This might be the problem.  The exchange server is
> 10.9.9.155 and should be able to query dns on itself:
> 
> C:\>nslookup yahoo.com.
> *** Can't find server name for address 10.9.9.155: Non-existent domain
> Server:  resolver1.cw.net
> Address:  204.70.127.127
> 
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:    yahoo.com
> Address:  66.218.71.198
> 
> It can't resolve hosts on itself.  Any one help with this?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 4:02 PM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Queue Won't go down
> 
> 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> Where are the DNS servers in relation to Exchange?
> 
> John Tolmachoff MCSE CSSA
> Engineer/Consultant
> eServices For You
> www.eservicesforyou.com
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Aber Whitcomb [mailto:aber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 3:20 PM
> > To: [ExchangeList]
> > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Queue Won't go down
> >
> > http://www.MSExchange.org/
> >
> > No it's just misc. emails.  This box gets a lot of use so I would expect
> that many
> > emails going through it in a few days, but it has always been able to
keep
> up until
> > now.
> >
> > I wonder if it's a dns issue with AD?  Since these are all messages
> waiting for
> > directory lookup.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Shawn Moua [mailto:smoua@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 3:02 PM
> > To: [ExchangeList]
> > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Queue Won't go down
> >
> >
> > http://www.MSExchange.org/
> >
> > Is it to just one particular address or does it not matter?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Shawn.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Aber Whitcomb [mailto:aber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 2:26 PM
> > To: [ExchangeList]
> > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Queue Won't go down
> >
> > http://www.MSExchange.org/
> >
> > No, it's not an open relay.  Any other ideas?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 1:47 PM
> > To: [ExchangeList]
> > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Queue Won't go down
> >
> >
> > http://www.MSExchange.org/
> >
> > Sounds like you are an open relay and some one is relaying SPAM through
> > your
> > server.
> >
> > Have you looked at any of those messages to see if they are legit or
> > spam?
> >
> > John Tolmachoff MCSE CSSA
> > Engineer/Consultant
> > eServices For You
> > www.eservicesforyou.com
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Aber Whitcomb [mailto:aber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 1:14 PM
> > > To: [ExchangeList]
> > > Subject: [exchangelist] Queue Won't go down
> > >
> > > http://www.MSExchange.org/
> > >
> > > Our exchange 2k box is having a lot of problems working through it's
> > queue.  Right
> > > now there are 60k messages waiting for directory lookup and 9k
> > messages in
> > the
> > > local directory queue.  I think this may be related to the virus
> > that's
> > been going
> > > around.  We use Symantec AVF for exchange so no one has been infected,
> > but
> > > something is definitely wrong.  Some messages are bouncing, others
> > take a
> > day to
> > > be delivered to an email box.
> > >
> > > Has anyone else seen this?  Any suggestions about how to get a handle
> > on
> > this?
> > > Are there any filters we should be using so we're not queuing up
> > viruses?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Aber
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