PC Gen: PODIAG.EXE Shows Gateways Installed on WFW PO

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Mail for PC Networks Postoffice Diagnostics Utility, version 3.2

SYMPTOMS

Version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail Postoffice Diagnostics Utility (PODIAG.EXE) has a tool known as the General Postoffice Summary. When you run the General Postoffice Summary on a Windows for Workgroups Version 3.1 postoffice, it will display a summary indicating that the following gateways are installed:

   PROFS, MCI, X.400, Fax, DEC, Unix, OV, MS Gate

CAUSE

The Microsoft Mail Postoffice Diagnostics Utility does not check to see that the postoffice is a workgroup postoffice. Therefore, it interprets the gateway flags in the MASTER.GLB as being set for installed gateways.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail Postoffice Diagnostics Utility. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Knowledge Base as it becomes available.