PC WFW: Unable to Address External Mail Users

Last reviewed: October 24, 1994
Article ID: Q91037

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

After you use version 3.0 of Extensions for Windows for Workgroups to upgrade a Windows version 3.1 for Workgroups postoffice to a version 3.0 Microsoft Mail for PC Networks postoffice, users are unable to address mail to external users.

CAUSE

You must grant external rights to the users that need to mail external users.

RESOLUTION

To grant external mail privileges to a user:

Run the Mail Administrator program (ADMIN.EXE).
From the Local-Admin menu, choose Modify.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 3.0 of Extensions for Windows for Workgroups. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10
KBCategory: kbsetup kbinterop kbbug3.00
KBSubCategory: MailPCWFW

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Last reviewed: October 24, 1994
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