Microsoft KB Archive/168087

= NTMMTA Locks Serial Port When Run as Service on Windows NT 4.0 =

Article ID: 168087

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.5

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This article was previously published under Q168087



SYMPTOMS
When the Mail Multitasking MTA for Windows NT (NTMMTA) is configured to run as a service on Windows NT 4.0 and is configured to initialize an async modem, the modem/com port will be unavailable even after the NTMMTA service is stopped.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, version 3.5. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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