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need help with queue.dat and inqueue3.dat

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baba

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Aug 2, 2000
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Hi, I wanted to backup the exchsrvr directory before running eseutil to defrag the priv.edb file. But the program could not copy the Inqueue3.mbg & queue.dat file. When i try to copy them manually, it says that "cannot copy queue: there has been a sharing violotion. The sourcre or destination may be in use." Queue.dat is located inthe Imcdata folder, and Inqueue3.mbg is located in the Connect\msmcon\maildata\mbg folder. I had copied\backed up these files few months ago, didn't have a problem. I have two other exchange servers in different domains, and I can copy these files without any problems. I even tried renaming the inqueue3.mbg file, but can't do that either. Few days ago, I had gotten Event ID: 4083 "Unable to validate message queue data file, a recovery will be attemted." I had also gotten event ID: 4116 " An error was returned from the messaging software the Internet Mail Service uses to process messages on the Microsoft Exchange Server. It is possible that the piece of mail being processed at the time will be returned to the sender as a failed delivery instead of being delivered. The message will be moved to the "BAD" folder, if possible, and the error is not a temporary error. Otherwise it will be retried when the service is restarted. Use the appropriate utilities found in the SUPPORT directory of your Exchange CD to view and manipulate messages that have been moved to the "BAD" folder."

& 4018 " Unable to start the Internet Mail Service because MAPI could not be initialized."

I deleted the queue.dat and restarted IMC, but that didn't help. I tried Technet, but it didn't help that much, can someone please help me.

Thank you very much.

Baba

 
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