Microsoft KB Archive/116115

= PC DOS: MS-DOS Client MAIL.EXE 3.0.2 Update =

Article ID: 116115

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.0, when used with:
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2, when used with:
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q116115



SUMMARY
Microsoft provides a replacement for the MAIL.EXE file that is included with versions 3.0 and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks.

For complete information about obtaining and installing the MAIL.EXE file, see the following sections:


 * To download the updated file
 * To update your MAIL.EXE file



MORE INFORMATION
This update contains MAIL.EXE, a replacement for the MAIL.EXE file that is included with versions 3.0 and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks. This update includes a modification to correct the following problem:


 * With version 3.0 of the MS-DOS client, when you read certain messages that contain color highlights, the message may exhibit a host of problems ranging from benign (characters changing color) to severe (user's system locking up).

To download the updated file
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download Dosmail.exe now

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

After you download DOSMAIL.EXE to a clean directory, run it (by typing dosmail at the MS-DOS prompt) to extract the contents of the file. You should receive the following files:

MAIL.EXE (267,169 bytes, dated 04-25-94, 4:09 P.M.)

README.TXT

To update your MAIL.EXE file
At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER

copy :\mail.exe

where is the drive and directory where you ran the self- extracting DOSMAIL.EXE file and is the drive and directory where your MAIL.EXE file currently resides.

For example, if you ran the self-extracting file from the TEST directory on drive D, and your file is located in the MAILEXE directory on drive C, type the following command:

copy d:\test\mail.exe c:\mailexe

NOTE: The MAIL.EXE file typically resides on the postoffice server in the Mail executables directory as well as on the machine importing addresses into the database. Make sure you update all copies of the MAIL.EXE file.

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