Steve,

It is sql server 2000 standard edition, service pack 2. I feel like this started when we changed our email to microsoft exchange server but i can't say for sure. I checked my server logs and event viewew on the NT 4.0 server box and no messages. I guess I can reboot the box again and take notice when it occurs and go from there. Could it be from jobs running too close to each other in the schedules?