Microsoft KB Archive/117764

PC WFW: DocErr: ServerDrive= Misleading With Extensions PSS ID Number: Q117764 Article last modified on 07-08-1994

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MS-DOS

= SYMPTOMS =

In the “Workgroup Connection MS-DOS Client Users Guide” (page 7), it mentions connecting to a moved postoffice by “… change the path to the network directory that is associated with drive M.”

Another way to state this is: “… change the path to the network directory where the postoffice database is located, for example M:.”

= RESOLUTION =

If your Microsoft Mail Database is not on the M: drive or is not at the root directory of the share you are attached to, you need to do one or more of the following steps:

  If your Microsoft Mail database is not at the root of the drive letter you have chosen to define as your Mail database (typically the M: drive), you will need to change to that drive letter and then change to the root of the database. For example, if your database is on the M: drive, but not at the root, you will need to change to that directory by first changing to that drive letter (such as M:), then typing, cd maildata your prompt will now appear as “M:>.” Now, you may change back to the drive where your mail executable file exists and type, mail to start the program.   If your Microsoft Mail database is not on the M: drive but at the root of some other drive you are attached to or mapped to, use a command line parameter when you start Mail to point Microsoft Mail to the proper location. For example, if your Mail database is on your H: drive, you would type, mail -dh to start the Mail program and point it to the H: drive. If your Microsoft Mail database is on the H: drive, but not at the root of the H: drive, follow step 1 (above) substituting H: for M:. Next start Microsoft Mail using the command line: mail -dh 

Additional reference words: 3.00 wfw wfwg extend extensions data base mail.exe KBCategory: KBSubCategory: MailPCWFW

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