PC DOS: Mail Does Not Release Memory After Notice 0
Article ID: 114126
Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 2.1c, when used with:
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.0, when used with:
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.0b, when used with:
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q114126
SYMPTOMS
With versions 2.1c through 3.0b of the Microsoft Mail for PC Networks
MS-DOS client, you may have difficulties reading mail under low-memory
conditions. You will receive Notice 0 (out of memory) and Notice 16 (error
reading mail) messages every time you try to read mail.
CAUSE
When Mail reads a message, it attempts to load the entire text of the
message into memory. If the message text is too large to fit in available
conventional memory, Mail notifies you of the problem. However, it does not
then release the memory it allocated. Until Mail is restarted, no messages
can be read.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in versions 2.1c, 3.0, and
3.0b of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, MS-DOS workstation. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: 2.10c 3.00 3.00b
Keywords: KB114126