FFAPI: Slow PUT of Large Messages or Attachments

Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
Article ID: Q110612

2.10c MS-DOS kb3rdparty

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail Software Development Kit (FFAPI), version 2.1c

SYMPTOMS

Version 2.1c and earlier of Microsoft Mail Software Development Kit (FFAPI), COURPUT.EXE may slowly deliver large mail messages or messages with large attachments.

CAUSE

COURPUT.EXE used a buffered I/O routine, but with a small buffer. The 3.0 version increased that buffer and now the speed has greatly increased (basically like the MS-DOS client).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 2.1c and earlier of Microsoft Mail Software Development Kit (FFAPI). This problem in corrected in version 3.0 of Microsoft Mail Software Development Kit (FFAPI).

Additional reference words: 2.10c
KBCategory: kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: MailGWFFAPI

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Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
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