PC Ext: EXTERNAL.INI Requires [External] Section

Last reviewed: January 19, 1995
Article ID: Q124857

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.2, and 3.2a

SYMPTOMS

In versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.2, and 3.2a of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, the Message Transfer Agent (EXTERNAL.EXE) may appear to execute correctly but no mail is transferred, and no error message is generated. External will only attach to postoffices on M:.

CAUSE

If EXTERNAL.EXE fails to find an [External] section in an EXTERNAL.INI file, it assumes the postoffice on drive M: is both the Home postoffice and the only connected postoffice.

RESOLUTION

Add [External] to the beginning of the section in the EXTERNAL.INI file which contains the basic startup information of the MTA.

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00a 3.20 3.20a
KBCategory: kbenv kbusage kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: PCMailExt

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Last reviewed: January 19, 1995
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