Microsoft KB Archive/136333

= PC DirSync: Err Msg: Fatal 159 Failure to Send Update Mail... =

Article ID: 136333

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 3.2a
 * Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.5

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This article was previously published under Q136333



SYMPTOMS
During the T2 phase of automatic Directory Synchronization (Dir-Sync) or when you run the server transmit process SRVMAIN -t, the following error may be displayed:

Fatal 159 Failure to send update mail to requestors PCM:Net/PO



CAUSE
This error may be caused by a missing INQUEUE.KEY file and/or a missing INQUEUE.MBG file.



RESOLUTION
Create new INQUEUE.KEY and INQUEUE.MBG files.

To create a new INQUEUE.KEY file:

debug INQUEUE.KEY

-rcx

CX 0000


 * 230

-f100,32f,0

-w

-q

To create an INQUEUE.MBG file:

M:\MBG> type nul > INQUEUE.MBG

NOTE: You can verify that the file was created by using the MS-DOS DIR command to check for the existence of a zero-byte INQUEUE.MBG file.



MORE INFORMATION
This error can also be caused by insufficient disk space on the file server hosting the Dir-Sync server postoffice.

Additional query words: 3.20 3.20a 3.50

Keywords: KB136333

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