Microsoft KB Archive/224904

= OL2000: (IMO) Error Message: "Cannot Establish a CMC Session" Sending Mail from Microsoft Photo Editor =

Article ID: 224904

Article Last Modified on 9/12/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q224904



NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Internet Mail Only option. To determine your installation type, click About Microsoft Outlook on the Help menu. If you have the Internet Mail Only option installed, you see "Internet Mail Only".

For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to mail an image file from within Microsoft Photo Editor, you will receive the following error message:

Microsoft Photo Editor

Cannot establish a CMC session



CAUSE
Using the Send command on the File menu, Photo Editor will attempt to use Outlook to send the image. When running in Internet Mail Only (IMO) mode, Outlook does not support Common Messaging Calls (CMC).



RESOLUTION
Send the image file by opening a message in Outlook and attaching the image file.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
Photo Editor uses Common Messaging Calls, a client application programming interface (API) that provides functions to send and receive messages across a variety of computer platforms. Outlook in Internet Mail Only (IMO) mode, does not support CMC.

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