XCON: How to Configure SMTP Transport to Log an Event 756 to Track Non-Delivery Reports

This article describes how to configure Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) transport so that an event ID 756 message is logged in the Application Event log. This event ID message allows Exchange 2000 administrators to monitor the number of non-delivery reports (NDRs) generated by the SMTP transport protocol. You can perform this operation after you apply Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later to an Exchange 2000 computer. For additional information about the latest service pack for Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

To configure SMTP transport to log an event ID 756 message:

1. Click Start, click Programs, click Microsoft Exchange, and then click System Manager.
2. Browse to the following location:
   Organization/Administrative Groups/Administrative_Group/Servers
3. Right-click the applicable server, and then click Properties.
4. Click the Diagnostics Logging tab, and then click MSExchangeTransport under Services.
5. Click Connection Manager, and then click Maximum.
6. Click Apply, and then click OK.

You do not have to restart any Exchange Server services for this change to take effect. After you finish this procedure, the following event ID 756 message is logged in the Application Event log: For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: