Microsoft KB Archive/314157

= HOW TO: Freeze and Unfreeze Messages in Queues in Exchange 2000 Server =

Article ID: 314157

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q314157



IN THIS TASK
SUMMARY
 * Freeze and Unfreeze All Messages in a Queue
 * Freeze and Unfreeze Individual Messages in a Queue



SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to stop message transfers out of a queue (freeze the queue) and how to restore normal operations (unfreeze the queue).

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Freeze and Unfreeze All Messages in a Queue
To control the transport of all of the messages that are in a queue, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click System Manager.
 * 2) Click Server, and then expand the server that you want to work with.
 * 3) Expand Protocols, and then expand the protocol that you want to work with.
 * 4) Click the virtual server that you want to work with, and then enumerate the queue so that you can see the messages that are in the queue.
 * 5) Right-click the queue, and then click Freeze All Messages.
 * 6) To restore operations, right-click the queue, and then click Unfreeze All Messages.

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Freeze and Unfreeze Individual Messages in a Queue
To control the transport of an individual message in a queue by selectively freezing that message, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click System Manager.
 * 2) Click Server, and then expand the server that you want to work with.
 * 3) Expand Protocols, and then expand the protocol that you want to work with.
 * 4) Click the virtual server that you want to work with, and then enumerate the queue so that you can see the messages that are in the queue.
 * 5) Right-click the message that you want to freeze, and then click Freeze.
 * 6) To restore operations for the message, right-click the message, and then click Unfreeze.

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