Microsoft KB Archive/85059

= FFAPI: The Limitations of FFAPI =

Article ID: 85059

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail Software Development Kit 3.0

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This article was previously published under Q85059



SUMMARY
Here is a brief summary of the limitations of the File Format Application Programming Interface (FFAPI):
 * 1) There is no way to get addressing information. The address of a user or a group must be known before building the FFAPI file.
 * 2) The FFAPI programs are single DOS processes. They must be run from a DOS workstation, and nothing else can be running on that machine. They are not Windows compatible.
 * 3) FFAPI does not limit message size. FFAPI could put a huge file into a user's mailbag, but the mail program itself would be unable to read it because of memory problems.
 * 4) FFAPI processes only the first fifty items found in the queue. Once these have been distributed, FFAPI processes the next fifty items. This applies to both incoming and outgoing mail.

