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Posted - 2001-08-16 : 09:27:40
PapillonUK writes "When I restart my SQL 2000 box, SQL Server Agent often fails to be mail-enabled and writes the following to it's error log:

[260] Unable to start mail session (reason: Unable to logon (reason: Unable to get the default MAPI Message Store due to MAPI error 285: The Microsoft Exchange Server computer is not available: Either there are network problems or the Microsoft Exchange Server computer is down for maintenance);check the mail profile and/or the SQLSERVERAGENT service startup account)

All I have to do is stop the Agent and restart it and it works.

I have a minimal installation of Exchange 5.5 on the same box, together with Outlook. All works OK once the agent is restarted.

I suspect its the order of startup???

Has anyone any ideas how to solve this?

Its become a problem as the box is now bounced with a script each night (memory leak problems!!! - another story)

Thanks for any help."
   

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