Microsoft KB Archive/147903

= WINS Database Entries That Begin with C- =

Article ID: 147903

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q147903



SUMMARY
You may see strange WINS registrations in your WINS database in the form of:

C-2602COMPUTERNAME<20>

or a variation of the above.



MORE INFORMATION
This registration is made by the Microsoft Mail client. The registration is made to be able to detect when new mail has arrived for the client without having to check the mailbag file. This behavior can be controlled by the NetBIOS=number setting in the MSMAIL.INI file.

A setting of 1 (the default for Windows networks) allows for NetBIOS notification and causes the Mail client to register the name. A setting of 0 turns off NetBIOS notification and the Mail client will not register the name.

The NetBIOS name that is registered is a combination of the post office serial number and the computer name.

For more information about the NetBIOS parameter, see page 55 of the MS Mail 3.5 "Administrator's Guide."

Additional query words: msmail prodnt

Keywords: KB147903

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