PC WRmt: ConnectTimeOut Value Purpose and Use

 Last reviewed: August 10, 1995
Article ID: Q96689
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, Windows Client, version 3.2

SUMMARY

Modem communication can be delayed for several valid reasons. To account for this delay, Microsoft Mail modem products set a time-out value, that specifies when the connection is considered broken.

When Microsoft Mail Remote version 3.2 for Windows runs with Microsoft Windows version 3.1, the time-out value defaults to 60 seconds. To increase this value, edit the ConnectTimeOut line in your MSMAIL.INI file (located in your Windows directory).

MORE INFORMATION

Your MSMAIL.INI file contains an [SFSREMOTE] section. If you find it necessary to change the time-out value, to allow modem communications to idle for a longer time before Mail breaks the modem connection for apparent inactivity, edit the following line in the [SFSREMOTE] section: 

   ConnectTimeOut=<n>
where <n> is a number between 60 and 999 that represents the number of seconds to wait before Mail determines that an error has occurred because the connection is inactive.

The minimum ConnectTimeOut value is 60.

This feature is also documented in the online help file.

Additional reference words: 3.20
KBCategory: kbenv
KBSubCategory: MailPCWrmt

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Last reviewed: August 10, 1995
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