XFOR: MTA Admin View of Queues Explained

• Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5

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.

Additional query words:

Keywords : XCON exc4 exc5 exc55
Version : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Platform : winnt
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