Exchange Mail Service probs

[marcos]

I have a Dell server at work that wont download e-mails anymore. Everytime I go to the settings/services the Microsoft exchange Internet mail service has stopped and I have to manually start the thing again and then after 10mins it stops again.
I have asked some IT boys and they reckon the in-boxes on everyones pc's need to be emptied and then it will be ok.
It isn't of course so I wondered if anyone here has any advice.

 

[WLeg]

check the sheduling of the service, and that there is no Domain or Group policy on service accounts (AD refreashes group policy, and will stop the service).

 

[Sp!ke]

Quick question...

What AV software is running on the exchange box and when was the last update.

Wouldn't be Mcafee would it?

 

[WLeg]

Anything in the event logs - worth putting logging up to max, to get an idea of what is wrong ?

Are your message queues backlogged - is there a message blocking them ?