Microsoft KB Archive/135734

= PC NTMMTA: Err Msg: Can't Open Service Control Manager... =

Article ID: 135734

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail Multitasking Message Transfer Agent 3.2a

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This article was previously published under Q135734



SYMPTOMS
If you run the Microsoft Mail Service Manager for the Mail Multitasking MTA for Windows NT (NT MMTA), the \\ field cannot be longer than 14 characters. If the entire field exceeds 14 characters, including the universal naming convention (UNC), the following error may occur:

Error: Can't open Service Control Manager. Check your access privileges on the specified server.



CAUSE
The Remote Server text box accepts more than 14 characters; however, when you press the Refresh button, the name is truncated to 14 characters.

If you use Network Monitor to trace what is send out on the network you will see that there are only 14 characters in the broadcast.



WORKAROUND

 * If the has up to 14 characters, do not enter the double backslash (UNC); only enter the Server Name, as demonstrated on page 12 of the NT MMTA "Administrator Guide." -or-


 * Rename your servername to something less than 14 characters.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 3.5 of Microsoft Mail Multitasking MMTA for Windows NT. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 3.50

Keywords: KB135734

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