PC DB: Which Programs Access the GROUP.GLB File

• Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 2.1e, 3.0, and 3.2

SUMMARY

The Microsoft Mail Administrator (ADMIN.EXE) and External (EXTERNAL.EXE) programs require the GROUP.GLB file to determine the members of a group.

The Microsoft Mail clients do not use the GROUP.GLB file. The ADMIN.NME and ADMIN.GRP files are used for group resolution.

MORE INFORMATION

NOTE: The External program does not use the GROUP.GLB file in the conventional way to determine group members.

There is also a limitation to the group members an external postoffice user can send mail to. When a postoffice group is created by the Admin program, a MEM file is generated solely for the use of the External program.

This MEM file contains the MBG filenames of only the group members that are local members of the postoffice. There are no external postoffice or gateway address references in the MEM file. The result is that when a piece of mail is sent from an external postoffice addressed to that group, only the local members of the group will receive the message.

When the mail message is processed by the External program, the MEM file is read, and the mail deposited directly to the MBG files. No owner verification is done.