hello, here following my scenario: - exchange organization with different sites in mixed mode - server exch2k3 with sp2 in DMZ zone (it acts as front-end server and collects external messages to deliver to the internal exchange server) - server exch2k2 with sp3 in TRUSTED zone (it acts as backup-server and keeps user mailboxes) problem: by enabling the journal option "archive all messages sent or received by mailboxes on this store" on the exchange server in the TRUSTED zone, the front-end server in DMZ zone can't deliver any message to the mailbox users and they stay in "MESSAGES AWAITING DIRECTORY LOOKUP" queue of the exch2k3 server as soon as i remove the journal option and restart the SMTP service all messages are deliverd question: why ? thank you in advance to everybody mp