Article ID: 555164 - Last Review: July 25, 2004 - Revision: 1.0

Exchange 2003 Service Pack 1 stops the BadMail folder from collecting bad messages

Author: Henrik Walther MVP
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SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 BadMail folder usually located under C:\Program Files\exchsrvr\Mailroot\VSI 1 stops collecting bad messages (.BAD, .BDP, and .BDR files).
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CAUSE

When applying Exchange 2003 Service Pack 1 the BadMail folder feature is disabled by default. The feature can now be controlled through a set of registry keys.
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RESOLUTION

There will be a MS KB on this shortly, until then see below links for further details:
 
http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2004/07/20/188856.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/evand/archive/2004/06/18/159573.aspx

 
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
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