XCON: MTA Admin View of Queues Explained

 Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
Article ID: Q158633

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0

SUMMARY

When you view the Microsoft Exchange Message Transfer Agent (MTA) queues using the Microsoft Exchange Administrator program, you might see a list of queues that may not be self-explanatory. This article describes the various queues and what they are.

MORE INFORMATION

You can display the MTA queues by selecting the Server object, then the MTA object on the right-hand pane, viewing it's properties, and then selecting the Queue tab.

Here is what can be displayed:

- Directory Service - Incoming replication messages for the local Directory 

  service. Only seen on the Bridgehead Server in a inter-Site
  configuration.

  Note: Intra-site replication is RPC based and fully managed by the
        Directory service. There is no MTA intervention.
- Internet Mail Connector - Outgoing SMTP messages.

- Private Information Store - Incoming mail for local mailboxes.

- Public Information Store - Incoming replication messages from other 

     Servers in the Organization.
- X400 Connectors (Represented by the display name of the connector) - 
     Outgoing X.400 or other type of inter-site mail.
- Dynamic RAS Connectors (Represented by the display name of the 
     connector) - Outgoing inter-site mail.
- Other Servers in the same Site - Outgoing mail to other Servers in the 
     same Site.
- Servers serviced by a Site Connector - Outgoing mail to target Servers 
     served by a Site connector.

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Version : 4.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
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