PC Ext: EXTERNAL.INI Requires [External] Section
Article ID: 124857
Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.0
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.0a
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2a
This article was previously published under Q124857
SYMPTOMS
In versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.2, and 3.2a of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, the
Message Transfer Agent (EXTERNAL.EXE) may appear to execute correctly but
no mail is transferred, and no error message is generated. External will
only attach to postoffices on M:.
CAUSE
If EXTERNAL.EXE fails to find an [External] section in an EXTERNAL.INI
file, it assumes the postoffice on drive M: is both the Home postoffice and
the only connected postoffice.
RESOLUTION
Add [External] to the beginning of the section in the EXTERNAL.INI file
which contains the basic startup information of the MTA.
Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.20 3.20a
Keywords: KB124857