PC Win: WA0899: Mail for Windows AB.DLL 3.2.0.4048 Update
PSS ID Number: Q111700
Article last modified on 08-30-1994

3.20

WINDOWS


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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Mail for Windows, version 3.2
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The application note titled "Microsoft Mail for Windows AB.DLL 3.2.0.4048
Update, WA0899, contains AB.DLL, a replacement for the AB.DLL file that is
included with version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks.

You can obtain this Application Note from the following sources:

 - CompuServe, GEnie, and Microsoft OnLine
 - Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
 - The Internet (Microsoft anonymous ftp server)
 - Microsoft FastTips Technical Library
 - Microsoft Product Support Services

For complete information, see the "To Obtain This Application Note"
section at the end of this article.

The TEXT OF WA0899
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  Microsoft® Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
             WA0899: MICROSOFT MAIL FOR WINDOWS™ AB.DLL
                       VERSION 3.2.0.4048 UPDATE
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                                                   Revision Date: 6/94
                                                       1 Disk Included

The following information applies to Microsoft Mail for PC Networks,
version 3.2.

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INTRODUCTION
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The disk provided with this Application Note contains AB.DLL, a
replacement for the AB.DLL file that is included with version 3.2 of
Microsoft Mail for PC Networks. This update includes the following
modification:

 - If you use the Name Finder option of the address book to find a set
   of names that match only a given prefix, and if no matches to that
   prefix are found, an error dialog box is displayed. Until you
   choose the OK button to close the dialog box, the GAL.NME file
   remains open. If the dialog box stays up for an extended amount of
   time (for example, overnight), directory synchronization (Dir-Sync)
   cannot update the GAL.NME file and an ''Error 203'' message
   results.

To update your AB.DLL file
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1. Insert the enclosed WA0899 disk in your floppy disk drive.

2. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER

      copy <drive>:\ab.dll <destination>

   where <drive> is the floppy disk drive containing the WA0899 disk
   and <destination> is the drive and directory where your AB.DLL file
   currently resides. For example, if your AB.DLL file is located in
   the MAILEXE directory on drive C and the WA0899 disk is in drive A,
   type the following command:

      copy a:\ab.dll c:\mailexe

   A message will be displayed stating: 1 file(s) copied. This
   indicates that your AB.DLL file has been successfully replaced.

3. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER

      copy <mailexe>\setup.inf <mailexe>\setupinf.old

   where <mailexe> is the complete path to the directory containing
   the Microsoft Mail for Windows SETUP.EXE program. For example, if
   SETUP.EXE is located in the MAILEXE directory on drive C, type the
   following command:

      copy c:\mailexe\setup.inf c:\mailexe\setupinf.old

   A message will be displayed stating: 1 file(s) copied. This
   indicates that your SETUP.INF file has been successfully copied.

4. Using any text editor, edit the SETUP.INF file. In the [MsMail
   System] section, replace the following line

      1, ab.dll,,,, 1993-03-09, !DECOMPRESS,, OLDER, !READONLY
      ,,,,, SHARED, 97600,,,, 3.2.0.4027,

   with:

      1, ab.dll,,,, 1993-08-09, !DECOMPRESS,, OLDER, !READONLY
      ,,,,, SHARED, 97600,,,, 3.2.0.4048,

   Save the file and close the text editor.

   NOTE: For these changes to affect the entire network, each existing
   user must run Setup again.

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TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION NOTE
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 - On CompuServe, GEnie, and Microsoft OnLine, Application Notes
   are located in the Microsoft Software Library. You can find
   WA0899 in the Software Library by searching on the word WA0899,
   the Q number of this article, or S14583. WA0899 is a compressed,
   self-extracting file. After you download WA0899, run it to
   extract the file(s) it contains.

 - Application Notes are available by modem from the Microsoft
   Download Service (MSDL), which you can reach by calling (206)
   936-6735. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
   The highest download speed available is 14,400 bits per second (bps).
   For more information about using the MSDL, call (206) 936-4400 and
   follow the prompts. To obtain WA0899, download WA0899.EXE.
   WA0899.EXE is a compressed, self-extracting file. After you
   download WA0899, run it to extract the file(s) it contains.

 - On the Internet, Application Notes are located on the Microsoft
   anonymous ftp server, which you can reach by typing "ftp
   ftp.microsoft.com" (without the quotation marks) at the ">" command
   prompt.

 - You can have this Application Note mailed or faxed to you from the
   automated Microsoft FastTips Technical Library, which you can call
   24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (206) 936-4400. NOTE: The FastTips
   Technical Library is available only to customers within the U.S. and
   Canada.

 - If you are unable to access the source(s) listed above, you can
   have this Application Note mailed or faxed to you by calling
   Microsoft Product Support Services Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M.
   to 6:00 P.M. Pacific time at 637-9307. If you are outside the
   United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area. To
   locate your subsidiary, call Microsoft International Customer
   Service at (206) 936-8661.

Additional reference words: 3.20 wga appnotes
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: MailPCWin

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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1994.
