SMTP queue creation process -- iis smtp nntp

shanediaz
9/13/2007 11:18:00 AM

Hi Everyone,

I just had a general question regarding how SMTP queues are created. As I
understand it, if a particular queue is not being used for a period of time
it will disappear from System Manager. When mail then needs to be delivered
to the server that the queue was for, the queue will be recreated and will
once again display in System Manager.

Could someone give me a description of exactly how that queue is recreated?
How does Exchange know to create the queue with the appropriate name? Does
it look somewhere in AD or the schema? If anyone could provide an
explanation of what is taking place behind the scenes when an SMTP queue is
automatically created it would be very helpful.

Thanks!

Steve Schofield
9/16/2007 11:02:16 PM

This is for just IIS SMTP, not Exchange related. I would post in the
Exchange newsgroups.

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Steve Schofield
Windows Server MVP - IIS
http://weblogs.asp.net/steveschofield

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Sanford Whiteman
9/16/2007 11:45:39 PM

Steve is right that this is an Exchange (AQE) question, not really an
SMTPSVC question alone. I'll just throw you some introductory info:

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Queues in the AQE sense are logical/memory structures that group and
handle messages with similar final destinations, transport protocols,
or current status. They aren't Queues in the sense of physical \Queue
folders.

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You will find connector definitions in AD. There are also built-in
queues that are present in all Exchange installs, and so will not
appear as connector items.

Decisions vis-a-vis movement of messages between queues (problems,
retries, fails) are made based on a combination of AD connector
definitions and local Registry settings.

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