XFOR: How to Use the Internet Mail Connector in Console Mode

ID: Q181950

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.50

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SUMMARY

The Internet Mail Service (Internet Mail Connector in version 4.0) has a command line option that allows the service to run in a console window. This can be useful when you are troubleshooting the Internet Mail Service because the option provides statistics and message processing sequence, logged directly to the console window.

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To run the Internet Mail Service in a console window, do the following:

Run the Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

Go to the following registry key:


      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
      \MSExchangeIMC\Parameters

From the Edit menu, select Add Value.

In the AddValue dialog box, type the following key name:
```
          DisplayErrsOnConsole 
```

From the Data Type box, select REG_DWORD.

In the DWORD Editor DATA field, enter 100 (or any value over 10), and in the Data Type, select HEX.

In Control Panel, double-click Services and confirm that the Internet Mail Service is stopped.

Open a command window, and change directories to the <%Exchange Install Directory%> (usually exchsrvr)\Connect\MSExcImc\Bin.

Start the Internet Mail Service with the following command and switch:
MSEXCIMC -console

You can also increase the frequency of the statistical updates to the console by decreasing the value for this key:


   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIMC
            \Parameters\ConsoleStatFrequency

It is set to 14 by default; lower this to a rate that suits you.

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