changes to default smtp server not taking affect?   

Taking over IT duties for a SBS 2000 server, and there's something I'm not 
quite understanding....

There is a Default SMTP Virtual Server that seems to be active.  If I stop 
it, and telnet to the server at port 25, the server will not respond.  If I 
start it, and try the telnet, the server does respond.  Also, the queues and 
current sessions folders within that virtual server seem to be live.

However, if I try to make a change to that Default SMTP Virtual Server, such 
as trying to limited the concurrent connections, or connection timeout 
value, or change the SMTP response banner, it doesn't seem to work - even 
after a reboot.  The changes show, but the server still gets well above the 
# of simultaneous connections I set the limit to, and the SMTP banner still 
shows the local PC name rather than the FQDN I set it to.

One other thing I notice is that the active badmail and queue folders are 
under C:|Inetpub and not the Exchange folder like I would normally expect.

Can anyone tell me what's going on?

Thanks!

date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:09:56 -0400   author:   Kremlar

Re: changes to default smtp server not taking affect?   

Is the SBS 2000 Server running an SMTP Connector?  Check under Connectors in 
ESM.

-- 
John Oliver, Jr
MCSE, MCT, CCNA
Exchange MVP 2007
Microsoft Certified Partner


"Kremlar"  wrote in message 
news:uEMLO$D$HHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Taking over IT duties for a SBS 2000 server, and there's something I'm not 
> quite understanding....
>
> There is a Default SMTP Virtual Server that seems to be active.  If I stop 
> it, and telnet to the server at port 25, the server will not respond.  If 
> I start it, and try the telnet, the server does respond.  Also, the queues 
> and current sessions folders within that virtual server seem to be live.
>
> However, if I try to make a change to that Default SMTP Virtual Server, 
> such as trying to limited the concurrent connections, or connection 
> timeout value, or change the SMTP response banner, it doesn't seem to 
> work - even after a reboot.  The changes show, but the server still gets 
> well above the # of simultaneous connections I set the limit to, and the 
> SMTP banner still shows the local PC name rather than the FQDN I set it 
> to.
>
> One other thing I notice is that the active badmail and queue folders are 
> under C:|Inetpub and not the Exchange folder like I would normally expect.
>
> Can anyone tell me what's going on?
>
> Thanks!

date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:29:20 -0400   author:   John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]

Re: changes to default smtp server not taking affect?   

No, no connectors listed.


"John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]"  wrote in message 
news:1F4903AB-AF27-4508-82FB-51D891D4EFCC@microsoft.com...
> Is the SBS 2000 Server running an SMTP Connector?  Check under Connectors 
> in ESM.
>
> -- 
> John Oliver, Jr
> MCSE, MCT, CCNA
> Exchange MVP 2007
> Microsoft Certified Partner
>
>
> "Kremlar"  wrote in message 
> news:uEMLO$D$HHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Taking over IT duties for a SBS 2000 server, and there's something I'm 
>> not quite understanding....
>>
>> There is a Default SMTP Virtual Server that seems to be active.  If I 
>> stop it, and telnet to the server at port 25, the server will not 
>> respond.  If I start it, and try the telnet, the server does respond. 
>> Also, the queues and current sessions folders within that virtual server 
>> seem to be live.
>>
>> However, if I try to make a change to that Default SMTP Virtual Server, 
>> such as trying to limited the concurrent connections, or connection 
>> timeout value, or change the SMTP response banner, it doesn't seem to 
>> work - even after a reboot.  The changes show, but the server still gets 
>> well above the # of simultaneous connections I set the limit to, and the 
>> SMTP banner still shows the local PC name rather than the FQDN I set it 
>> to.
>>
>> One other thing I notice is that the active badmail and queue folders are 
>> under C:|Inetpub and not the Exchange folder like I would normally 
>> expect.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me what's going on?
>>
>> Thanks!
>

date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:46:17 -0400   author:   Kremlar

Re: changes to default smtp server not taking affect?   

Are you running any kind of Firewall on your SBS Server?  I have seen this 
issue with AV Client firewall enabled on SBS Server before with Symantec, 
Trend and McAfee.

-- 
John Oliver, Jr
MCSE, MCT, CCNA
Exchange MVP 2008
Microsoft Certified Partner


"Kremlar"  wrote in message 
news:eiqgH4F$HHA.4828@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> No, no connectors listed.
>
>
> "John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]"  wrote in message 
> news:1F4903AB-AF27-4508-82FB-51D891D4EFCC@microsoft.com...
>> Is the SBS 2000 Server running an SMTP Connector?  Check under Connectors 
>> in ESM.
>>
>> -- 
>> John Oliver, Jr
>> MCSE, MCT, CCNA
>> Exchange MVP 2007
>> Microsoft Certified Partner
>>
>>
>> "Kremlar"  wrote in message 
>> news:uEMLO$D$HHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Taking over IT duties for a SBS 2000 server, and there's something I'm 
>>> not quite understanding....
>>>
>>> There is a Default SMTP Virtual Server that seems to be active.  If I 
>>> stop it, and telnet to the server at port 25, the server will not 
>>> respond.  If I start it, and try the telnet, the server does respond. 
>>> Also, the queues and current sessions folders within that virtual server 
>>> seem to be live.
>>>
>>> However, if I try to make a change to that Default SMTP Virtual Server, 
>>> such as trying to limited the concurrent connections, or connection 
>>> timeout value, or change the SMTP response banner, it doesn't seem to 
>>> work - even after a reboot.  The changes show, but the server still gets 
>>> well above the # of simultaneous connections I set the limit to, and the 
>>> SMTP banner still shows the local PC name rather than the FQDN I set it 
>>> to.
>>>
>>> One other thing I notice is that the active badmail and queue folders 
>>> are under C:|Inetpub and not the Exchange folder like I would normally 
>>> expect.
>>>
>>> Can anyone tell me what's going on?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>
>

date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 15:08:42 -0400   author:   John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]