SMTP Doesn't Work

[Gaven]

A stand alone SBS server died a little while back. I set up a temporary
server and created each account from scratch importing messages from local
backups on the workstations. I got the new server, moved the mailboxes over
and tried to decommission the temporary server and ran into a problem. The
SMTP service on the new server doesn't really answer. If I telnet in, I just
get a "Press any key to continue" message and then disconnected. SMTP still
works on the temporary server. What went wrong? Any suggestions out there?

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

In news:9DD874B4-FCC4-473A...@microsoft.com,
Gaven <Ga...@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

What version of Exchange? Is the new server running SBS? If so, how did you
set it up....if you ran all the setup wizards it should be running fine.

[Gaven]

It is 2003 SP2. I've found that if I disable the default virtual SMTP
connection and create another with identical settings, it works fine. Its
just the default SMTP connection that won't accept connections.

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

In news:771C6D02-AC70-4901...@microsoft.com,
Gaven <Ga...@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

> It is 2003 SP2. I've found that if I disable the default virtual SMTP
> connection and create another with identical settings, it works fine.
> Its just the default SMTP connection that won't accept connections.

OK...but how did you set up this server, as I asked? You need to be very
careful with SBS, and run its wizards. Don't try to bypass them or you will
run into many problems.

The SBS 2003 group is microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs, for future
reference...