Microsoft KB Archive/194602

= PC MMTA: Incorrect Error from Windows NT MMTA Dispatch =

Article ID: 194602

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2
 * Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.5

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This article was previously published under Q194602



SYMPTOMS
When you run Dispatch.exe, you see the errors and messages described below. The problem only occurs using a version of the External program earlier than 3.5.26 under the following circumstances:
 * Dispatch is run as a service
 * No external postoffices are defined
 * Server.glb does not exist (there were NEVER any external postoffices defined for this postoffice)

You will see the following errors in the Dispatch.log file:

ANZ 11/14/95 12:47 Permanent drives: H

ANZ 11/14/95 12:47 Dynamic drives in use

ANZ 11/14/95 12:47 Dynamic connections could not be established.

ANZ 11/14/95 12:47 Checking the process table on MICROSOFT\APACRSC

On the monitor windows, you also get the following message:

[13:13] Started: 11/14/95 13:13

[13:13] Dispatch time zone is: PST8PDT

[13:13] Home postoffice is: h

[13:13] Permanent drives: H

[13:13] Dynamic drives in use

[13:13] Dynamic connections could not be established.

[13:13] Do you want to exit the dispatcher?

[13:13] Press Y to exit, N to continue



RESOLUTION
A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   File Name      Version --  Dispatch.exe   3.5.26 This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Dirsy2k.exe:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Mail for PC Networks versions 3.2 and 3.5.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB194602

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