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PC Win: ServerPath= Statement in MSMAIL.INI Ignored

Article ID: 104985

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

Microsoft Mail Client 3.0
Microsoft Mail Client 3.0
Microsoft Mail Client 3.2

This article was previously published under Q104985

SYMPTOMS

When you use the ServerPath= statement in the MSMAIL.INI file in version 3.0, 3.0b, or 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows, you may receive the following error message:

Mail could not connect to your Mail server. The Mail server path in your MSMAIL.INI file is missing or invalid

CAUSE

The Mail database resides in a subdirectory on the drive letter you specify on the ServerPath= statement.

RESOLUTION

Change the ServerPath= statement to include the path to the root of the Mail database.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00b 3.20

Keywords: KB104985