XIMS: Default Directories Created by Internet Information Server SMTP Installation (250040)


The information in this article applies to:

  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q250040

SUMMARY

After you install the SMTP Protocol Stack for Windows 2000, five new subfolder are created under the Mailroot folder for message processing. The default location of the Mailroot folder is root:\Inetpub\Mailroot, but you can designate a different location during setup.

MORE INFORMATION

The five new subfolders are:
  • Badmail
    Stores undeliverable messages that cannot be returned to the sender.
  • Drop
    Receives all incoming messages for all of the domains hosted on the computer. You can assign any directory to be the Drop directory, except one that has already been designated as the Pickup directory.
  • Pickup
    Processes outgoing messages that are created as text files and copied to the directory. When properly formatted Request for Comments (RFC) 822 messages are copied into the Pickup directory, the SMTP Service initiates delivery.
  • Queue
    Holds messages for delivery. If a message cannot be delivered because the connection is busy or down, the message is stored in the queue and sent again at designated intervals.
  • SortTemp
    The SortTemp directory, stores temporary files.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/25/2005
Keywords:kbinfo KB250040
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