SMTP: Err Msg: This Device Does Not Exist on the Network
Article ID: 136041
Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP 3.0
This article was previously published under Q136041
SYMPTOMS
You may get the following error message when your connection to the
postoffice is lost:
This device does not exist on the network. reading drive M
Abort, Retry Fail?
CAUSE
Network problems can cause an unstable connection to the postoffice and
generate the above error.
RESOLUTION
The gateway will continue to process when you enter A, R, or F (abort,
retry, or fail, respectively). Once the drive connection is re-established,
the gateway will function again if you select retry.
You can eliminate having to enter A, R, or F by running SMTPGATE.EXE in an
instance of COMMAND.COM with the following option:
The /f option on COMMAND.COM causes an automatic fail on INT 24. In this
case, the gateway will be able to continue processing once the connection
is re-established without you manually entering a command.
Additional query words: 3.00 parameter
Keywords: KB136041