Microsoft KB Archive/93568

= PC Ext: Err Msg: Cannot Connect to Server =

Article ID: 93568

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006



This article was previously published under Q93568



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 2.1 and 3.0, when you use the External Mail program (EXTERNAL.EXE) to connect dynamically to Novell NetWare 3.11 servers, you may see the following error message in the SESSION.LOG file for each or some of the dynamically configured postoffices:

Cannot connect to server

This error occurs when you create logs using EXTERNAL.EXE by using the command-line options -V, -Q1, and -L.



CAUSE
The AUTOEXEC.NCF file on the Novell server does not include the following command with this syntax: SET ALLOW UNENCRYPTED PASSWORDS = ON



RESOLUTION
From the server prompt or Rconsole, load the Install program and edit the AUTOEXEC.NCF file to include the needed SET command shown above.

Additional query words: 2.10 3.00 INIT_MASTER 3rdParty

Keywords: KB93568

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