Microsoft KB Archive/251865

= XFOR: The IMAP4 and POP3 Protocol Log Path Value Is Not Dynamic =

Article ID: 251865

Article Last Modified on 2/26/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q251865



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
After you make changes to the registry values for either the IMAP4 or POP3 protocol log path, you still see the log files in the old path being updated until the services are restarted. This is not the behavior of other service parameters in the registry and may cause confusion.



CAUSE
The log files path is used throughout the life of the service with the assumption that all files are in the same folder. Changing this path dynamically can cause unpredictable results that can easily be avoided by restarting the service.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

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