Microsoft KB Archive/101931

= Mac Srv: Asterisk for Zone Name in Global Server Report =

Article ID: 101931

Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail for AppleTalk Networks 2.0
 * Microsoft Mail for Appletalk Networks 3.0
 * Microsoft Mail for Appletalk Networks 3.1

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This article was previously published under Q101931



SYMPTOMS
The Global Server Report in the version 2.0, 3.0, or 3.1 Microsoft Mail for AppleTalk Networks Mail Network Administrator may show asterisks (*) for the zone name.



CAUSE
This may occur for one of the following three reasons:


 * The Server is not connected to an Apple Internet; therefore, no Internet routers exist. Routers provide zone information on an AppleTalk network.
 * When a new server, Server B, asks for the version of an existing server, Server A, then Server A also learns about the existence of Server B. Server A has a network address to which it can send mail to Server B, but it does not have the textual name of Server B's zone. Server A enters an "*" for the zone. The next time Server A does a full network scan it will learn what zone Server B is in. The "*" zone is a temporary state that a new server might be in for a few hours until it is seen on a normal scan.
 * If a portion of the network becomes unplugged/unattached from the main network and loses contact with any routers, then when a server does a scan, all other servers on that portion of the network will appear to be in zone "*". The scanning server will remember this until the next time it does a full scan after the routers have been restored.

Additional query words: 2.00 3.00 3.10

Keywords: KB101931

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