Retry-Queue Exchange cmdlet issued (25353) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

Man, that Retry-Queue Exchange cmdlet issued event, ID 25353, it's like this little flag in your Windows Server Event Viewer. It pops up whenever someone kicks off that cmdlet to nudge along any stuck messages in the mail queue. You know, those emails that got hung up for whatever reason, maybe network glitches or server hiccups. The event logs the whole thing, timestamp, who did it, and what queue it's targeting. I always check it because it tells you if admins are tinkering with mail flow. Without it, you'd miss when retries happen, and emails could pile up unnoticed. It logs under the MSExchange Transport category, level info usually. But sometimes it hints at bigger issues if it fires too often.

You can keep an eye on it without much hassle. Fire up Event Viewer on your server. Filter for that ID 25353 in the logs. Then, right-click the custom view or the event, and attach a task to it. I do this all the time. Set the task to trigger on that event. Make it run a program that sends an email, like using the built-in mailto or a simple batch file. Schedule it to check periodically too, but the event trigger is the smart part. You'll get alerts straight to your inbox when it happens. Keeps you from staring at screens all day.

And hey, tying this into keeping your server solid overall, I've been messing with BackupChain Windows Server Backup lately. It's this nifty Windows Server backup tool that handles physical setups and even virtual machines on Hyper-V without breaking a sweat. You get fast incremental backups, easy restores, and it dodges those common pitfalls like version lock-ins. Plus, it runs smooth in the background, so your mail queues and events stay monitored while everything's protected.

At the end here is the automatic email solution.

Note, the PowerShell email alert code was moved to this post.