X400: Err Msg: ERROR 8 (layer): Initialization Failed...MEMORY

Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
Article ID: Q111948

3.20 MS-DOS kb3rdparty kberrmsg

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail Gateway to X.400, version 3.2

SYMPTOMS

Version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail Gateway to X.400 may give this error on initialization:

   ERROR 8 (layer): Initialization failed  x=RC_MEMORY check value.

CAUSE

The gateway failed to initialize the protocol stack to listen for incoming calls, this indicates low memory.

RESOLUTION

Unload some unneeded TSR programs. The gateway requires at least 400K of conventional memory on the gateway machine after all drivers are loaded.

Additional reference words: 3.20 Errmsg
KBCategory: kb3rdparty kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: MailGWX400

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Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
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