Not sure how to assist with the initial problem, but highly recommend going with SP3 and the database patch for SP3... It straightens out several things.. We just implemented it on 4 Exchange 2k servers and it's went very smoothly... no pain at all.. Good luck, I look forward to reading the resolution to your present problem. Linda Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Keith Duemling [mailto:kduemling@xxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 8:33 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] SMTP & POP3 Virtual Server Settings Question http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hello Everyone, Hopefully a quick questions for someone more experienced with Exchange 2k to help me with. Thanks in advance. We have a Windows 2000 Server SP3 box running Exchange Server 2000 SP1 (not my choice to keep it at SP1 for now) and about 50 clients internally accessing it. Made some changes a couple days ago to allow an email blast machine to relay through the server to the outside. Returned today to make another small change and everything in the protocols folder of the Exchange System Manager (specifically SMTP & POP3) settings were gone. Prior to rebuilding all the info, I restarted the box and everything appeared and worked as normal. Anyone have an idea what would cause this to happen, and if there is a fix for it. I think a migration up to SP2 or 3 might solve the problem, but I'm not sure. Thanks. Keith Duemling kduemling@xxxxxxx // end ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ 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: lwilson@xxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')