Toolbox > Queue Viewer > Messages > Message Properties > General Tab

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Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP3, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1

The General page displays detailed information about the specified message.

The information that is displayed in the General page is described in the following list:

  • Date Received
    This field shows the date-time when the message was received by the server that holds the queue in which the message is located.
  • Expiration Time
    This field shows the date-time when the message will expire and will be deleted from the queue if the message cannot be delivered.
  • From Address
    This field shows the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) address of the sender of the message. This value is taken from MAIL FROM: in the message envelope.
  • Identity
    This field shows the integer that represents a particular message. The message identity is assigned by the queuing database when the message is received for processing. You can include an optional server and queue identity to identify a unique instance of the message.
  • Internet Message ID
    This field shows the value of the MessageID: header field. The value of this property is expressed as a GUID followed by the SMTP address of the sending server, as in this example: 67D754D6103DC4FB3BA6BC7205DACABA61231@exchange.contoso.com
  • Last Error
    This field shows the last error that was recorded for a message.
  • Message Source Name
    This field shows the name of the component that submitted this message to the queue.
  • Queue ID
    This field shows the identity of the queue that holds the message. The queue identity is expressed in the form Server\destination, where destination is a remote domain, mailbox server, persistent queue name, or the queue database identifier. The queue database identifier is represented as an integer and can be determined by viewing the message properties.
  • Retry Count
    This field shows the number of times that delivery of a message to a destination was tried.
  • SCL
    This field shows the spam confidence Level (SCL) rating of the message. Valid SCL entries are integers 0 through 9. An empty SCL entry indicates that the message hasn't been processed by the Content Filter agent.
  • Size (KB)
    This field shows the size of the message rounded up to the nearest kilobyte (KB).
  • Source IP
    This field shows the IP address of the external server that submitted the message to the Exchange organization.

  • Status
    This field shows the current message status. A message can have one of the following status values:

    • Active   If the message is in a delivery queue, the message is being delivered to its destination. If the message is in the Submission queue, the message is being processed by the categorizer.

    • Suspended   The message was suspended by the administrator.

    • Pending Remove   The message was deleted by the administrator but was already in delivery. The message will be deleted if the delivery ends in an error that causes the message to re-enter the queue. Otherwise, delivery will continue.

    • Pending Suspend   The message was suspended by the administrator but was already in delivery. The message will be suspended if the delivery ends in an error that causes the message to re-enter the queue. Otherwise, delivery will continue.

    • Ready   The message is waiting in the queue and is ready to be processed.

    • Retry   The last connection attempt failed for the queue in which this message is located. The message is waiting for the next queue retry.

  • Subject
    This field shows the subject of a message and is expressed as a text string. The value is taken from the Subject: header field.

For More Information

For more information about how to use the Queue Viewer, see the following topics: