Catch All account in Exchange 2000

[enigma174]

Hi all,

I've got an Exchange 2000 server multipopping to our ISP, the guy who was here before me, i think, set up a catchall account, for incomming mail. My question is, where do i find this setting?

 

[SteveTheGeek]

I'm not sure there's a way to make a catchall account, are you getting copies of the undeliverables?
-Steve

 

[enigma174]

No, currently they are just being bounced by the exchange server.
The message shows up in the message tracking system, but i can't figure out whether i can actually read it.
Ideally what I want is to have no 'message undeliverable' messages at all, rather have all those comming to my mailbox so i can deal with them manually (too many misspelt names etc).

--cb

 

[SteveTheGeek]

To read the undeliverables, click on "Send again" (or something like that, I'm not near my usual workstation) and it should show the message, which you can then forward appropriately.

My solution was to just forward them to the right people as I got them, and not worry about the undeliverable being sent, as they would either try again or think that their message didn't get through, which it didn't, if I was on vacation or something. If a person frequently got their name misspelled in a particular way, I'd just add that address to their mailbox.
-Steve

 

[enigma174]

Yeah, that was kind of the plan. Problem is they get bounced without me seeing them.

 

[petaverde]

I may be reading wrongly but here goes....

To recieve a copy of undeliverables; right click SMTP Virtual Server, properties, messages tab, enter email address in 'enter copy of non-delivery to'

 

[houttum]

You can create a catch-all by creating a sink event: HOW TO: Create a "Catchall" Mailbox Sink for Exchange 2000 (Q324021)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q324021&SD=MSKB

Steven

 

[enigma174]

Yikes! And i throught configuring Sendmail was hard

Anyways, now i know where to start, it shouldn't be too hard.
Thanks

--cb