PC Gen: PODIAG.INI Entries in [Address & Group Check]

Last reviewed: October 26, 1994
Article ID: Q108839

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail for PC Networks Postoffice Diagnostics Utility, version 3.2

SUMMARY

This article lists and describes all the entries in the Microsoft Mail Postoffice Diagnostics Utility (PODIAG.EXE) private profile, PODIAG.INI, that are contained in the [Address & Group Check] section.

The Microsoft Mail Postoffice Diagnostics Utility has two PODIAG.INI files. One of the PODIAG.INI files exists in the MAILDATA\INI subdirectory; this .INI file contains all of the postoffice-specific settings. The second PODIAG.INI file exists in the WINDOWS subdirectory and contains environment- specific information. Only the PODIAG.INI file in the MAILDATA\INI subdirectory contains an [Address & Group Check] section.

MAILDATA\INI\PODIAG.INI

The default settings of the [Address & Group Check] section of the postoffice-specific PODIAG.INI file are as follows:

   [Address & Group Check]
   Depth=3
   Existence=Yes
   Size=Yes
   Contents=Yes
   Attribs=Yes
   Validate=Yes

Depth=<1/2/3/4>

This is the level of depth selected for the check in the tool Preferences dialog box. The default is 3, to check all Postoffice Address List users and groups, and to check the Global Address List. Use 1 to disable the tool, 2 to check only the Postoffice Address List, or 4 to check all address lists and groups.

Existence=<Yes/No>

The default is Yes, to check that files exist.

Size=<Yes/No>

The default is Yes, to check file size.

Contents=<Yes/No>

The default is Yes, to check contents of files.

Attribs=<Yes/No>

The default is Yes, to check file attributes.

Validate=<Yes/No>

The default is Yes, to check validity and completeness of all postoffice addresses and groups.

MORE INFORMATION

The PODIAG.INI file is created in the MAILDATA\INI subdirectory the first time one of the PODIAG tools is run on the postoffice. In addition, an INI subdirectory will be created if the INI subdirectory does not already exist (as in the case of a version 2.1 postoffice). The environment-specific PODIAG.INI file is created in the WINDOWS subdirectory the first time PODIAG is run on a workstation.

The WINDOWS\PODIAG.INI file only contains one section called [Microsoft Mail PO Diagnostics] and only contains the MostRecentlyUsed postoffice settings.

There are five possible sections in the postoffice-specific PODIAG.INI:

Microsoft Mail PO Diagnostics
Address & Group Check
Directory Synchronization Check
Server Folder Check
User Mail Check

Each of the sections is created when the corresponding tool is run on the postoffice. The one exception is the Microsoft Mail PO Diagnostics section, which is created when the postoffice is closed. These sections can exist in the postoffice-specific PODIAG.INI file, in any order.

Additional reference words: 3.20
KBCategory: kbtool kbenv
KBSubcategory: MailPCGen

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Last reviewed: October 26, 1994
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