"Dan" <D**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6D72A136-5E15-489F-AAA5-D984F5E12B81@microsoft.com...
> Hello everyone,
>
> If anyone is interested in helping me find a needle in a haystack then I'd
> much appreciate it. I have a fe/be exchange 2003 environment. I have an
> account set up holdingcell which has an email address of
> holdingc***@domain.com. The last administrator must have set it up, i'm
> thinking as a catch all, but I can't find anywhere that this email is
> configured. There is 18,000 emails in this holdingcell mailbox and I can't
> determine where these emails are coming from. I've queried AD,
> (&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(mail=*)( altRecipient=*)), for
> any accounts that have forwarding set and looked at the results and did
> not
> find any accounts that are forwarding to holdingc***@domain.com. I've
> looked
> in the SMTP properties on the fe and be VS and did not find
> holdingc***@domain.com configured for sending NDRs or forward all mail
> with
> unresolved recipients. I am at a loss for where this email account could
> be
> configured.
>
> Does any one have any suggestions to point me in the right direction? Does
> anyone know how if the message tracking center would be helpful in this
> case?
>
> I can log into OWA using the holdingcell credentials and view all the
> email.
> Email is in there from everyday and I can not determine where the emails
> would be coming from because there's no common denominater that I see.
>
> Thanks in advanced,
> Dan

"John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" wrote:

> Message Tracking would definitely help you see where the messages are coming
> from.  I find it really strange you can login to OWA with HoldingCell
> credentials but yet cannot find the user account in AD?
>
> --
> John Oliver, Jr
> MCSE, MCT, CCNA
> Exchange MVP 2009
> Microsoft Certified Partner
>
>
> "Dan" <D**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6D72A136-5E15-489F-AAA5-D984F5E12B81@microsoft.com...
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > If anyone is interested in helping me find a needle in a haystack then I'd
> > much appreciate it. I have a fe/be exchange 2003 environment. I have an
> > account set up holdingcell which has an email address of
> > holdingc***@domain.com. The last administrator must have set it up, i'm
> > thinking as a catch all, but I can't find anywhere that this email is
> > configured. There is 18,000 emails in this holdingcell mailbox and I can't
> > determine where these emails are coming from. I've queried AD,
> > (&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(mail=*)( altRecipient=*)), for
> > any accounts that have forwarding set and looked at the results and did
> > not
> > find any accounts that are forwarding to holdingc***@domain.com. I've
> > looked
> > in the SMTP properties on the fe and be VS and did not find
> > holdingc***@domain.com configured for sending NDRs or forward all mail
> > with
> > unresolved recipients. I am at a loss for where this email account could
> > be
> > configured.
> >
> > Does any one have any suggestions to point me in the right direction? Does
> > anyone know how if the message tracking center would be helpful in this
> > case?
> >
> > I can log into OWA using the holdingcell credentials and view all the
> > email.
> > Email is in there from everyday and I can not determine where the emails
> > would be coming from because there's no common denominater that I see.
> >
> > Thanks in advanced,
> > Dan
>

"Dan" wrote:

> I *can* find the user account in AD. What I can't find is the account that is
> forwarding to this holdingcell account, if it is even that where these emails
> are coming from.
>
> Looking at the message tracking center shows the emails from different
> system accounts going to the people that are suppose to get them but also the
> holdingcell account and I know its not configured to do that. Something in
> exchange environment is sending to this account. What I have noticed is if
> the email is going to a group and that group has a disabled user in it then
> that particular email always gets sent to holdingcell also. strange?
>
>
>
> "John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Message Tracking would definitely help you see where the messages are coming
> > from.  I find it really strange you can login to OWA with HoldingCell
> > credentials but yet cannot find the user account in AD?
> >
> > --
> > John Oliver, Jr
> > MCSE, MCT, CCNA
> > Exchange MVP 2009
> > Microsoft Certified Partner
> >
> >
> > "Dan" <D**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:6D72A136-5E15-489F-AAA5-D984F5E12B81@microsoft.com...
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > If anyone is interested in helping me find a needle in a haystack then I'd
> > > much appreciate it. I have a fe/be exchange 2003 environment. I have an
> > > account set up holdingcell which has an email address of
> > > holdingc***@domain.com. The last administrator must have set it up, i'm
> > > thinking as a catch all, but I can't find anywhere that this email is
> > > configured. There is 18,000 emails in this holdingcell mailbox and I can't
> > > determine where these emails are coming from. I've queried AD,
> > > (&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(mail=*)( altRecipient=*)), for
> > > any accounts that have forwarding set and looked at the results and did
> > > not
> > > find any accounts that are forwarding to holdingc***@domain.com. I've
> > > looked
> > > in the SMTP properties on the fe and be VS and did not find
> > > holdingc***@domain.com configured for sending NDRs or forward all mail
> > > with
> > > unresolved recipients. I am at a loss for where this email account could
> > > be
> > > configured.
> > >
> > > Does any one have any suggestions to point me in the right direction? Does
> > > anyone know how if the message tracking center would be helpful in this
> > > case?
> > >
> > > I can log into OWA using the holdingcell credentials and view all the
> > > email.
> > > Email is in there from everyday and I can not determine where the emails
> > > would be coming from because there's no common denominater that I see.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advanced,
> > > Dan
> >