Article ID: 37927
Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Mail for Appletalk Networks 3.0
- Microsoft Mail for Appletalk Networks 3.1
This article was previously published under Q37927
SUMMARY
The MAIL.INI file for Microsoft Mail (MS-DOS client) contains information designating the current network server, network zone, printer port, and default file types for file attachments used during a mail session on an MS- DOS client. You can change these settings by rerunning the Setup program or by modifying the MAIL.INI file with a text editor.
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The MAIL.INI file, located in the directory you specify during Setup, contains the following information:
- A list of default file formats to be used for files attached to mail messages (based on the three-character extension of the attached file)
- The color setting for proper display on your MS-DOS workstation (created by the Setup program) (default = 2)
- The name of the zone containing your server (created by the Setup program)
- The name of the server your MS-DOS workstation is connected to (created by the Setup program)
- Print width (default = 65 characters)
- Print length (default = 54 lines)
- Top margin (default = 0)
- Left margin (default = 0)
- Printer port (default = LPT2)
The following is a sample MAIL.INI file:
.txt=Text file:TEXT:MSWD:text .sty=MS Word style sheet:::binary .wrd=MS Word document:TEXT:MSWD:binary .doc=MS Word document:WDBN:MSWD:binary .slk=SYLK spreadsheet:TEXT:XCEL:text .wks=PC spreadsheet:TEXT:XCEL:binary .wk1=PC spreadsheet:TEXT:XCEL:binary .xls=Excel spreadsheet:XLS :XCEL:binary .xlc=Excel chart:XLC :XCEL:binary .xlm=Excel macro:XLM :XCEL:binary .xlw=Excel workspace:XLW :XCEL:binary .exe=DOS executable file:::binary .bat=DOS Shell Script:TEXT:MSWD:text .com=DOS executable file:::binary .pm3=Pagemaker 3 publ.:ALB3:ALD3:binary .tem=Pagemaker template:ALT3:ALD3:binary .tpl=Pagemaker template:ALT3:ALD3:binary .=Default binary file:::binary .???=WordPerfect 4.2 doc.:WPPC:SSIW:binary .dbf=dBase III data file:::binary COLOR=0 ZONE=p4000 SERVER=godzilla
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