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Mac Gty: MS Mail GW Does Not Reselect Server on Restart


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Symptoms

When using version 3.1 of Microsoft Mail for AppleTalk Networks, the server may stop processing mail for a gateway. Mail will queue in the Microsoft Mail Data file, which can be viewed with the Mail Network Administrator program, and will not be transported to the gateway service. This problem will occur after any restart of the machine, most commonly after a backup has taken place

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Cause

There is a known problem with the MS Mail GW 3.1 Chooser extension where the server is not re-selected by the GW code.

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Resolution

A temporary workaround for this problem is to re-select the server from within the Chooser. This will only correct the situation until you restart the machine.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with the MS Mail GW file included with version 3.1 of Microsoft Mail for AppleTalk Networks. This problem was corrected with version 3.1a of the MS Mail GW file.

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Article Info
Article ID : 101446
Revision : 2
Created on : 10/30/2006
Published on : 10/30/2006
Exists online : False
Views : 352