PC Adm: IMPORT .INF File Size Increases When IMPORT -A Is Used

ID: Q117198

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 3.0, 3.2

SYMPTOMS

When you use the IMPORT utility (IMPORT.EXE) included with versions 3.0 and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks to modify users with template information, the size of the .INF file for this address list doubles in size each time IMPORT.EXE is used.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in versions 3.0 and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks. This problem was corrected in version 3.2a.

For information on obtaining this update, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

mailupd

MORE INFORMATION

The following IMPORT command demonstrates this problem

import -dm -t -a -fimport.txt -l -v admin -ppassword

where the text file IMPORT.TXT has a format similar to the following:


M Doe, John D            SNADS:SNADSGATE/SNADSDGN/JOHNDOE
  Doe, John D            SNADS:SNADSGATE/SNADSDGN/JOHNDOE
- Division:/DIV 1
- Department:/DEPT 1
- Phone #:/800 936 5900
- Address:/Any Street
- City//ST//Zip:/City, State, 12345
M Doe, Jane B              SNADS:SNADSGATE/SNADSDGN/JANEDOE
  Doe, Jane B              SNADS:SNADSGATE/SNADSDGN/JANEDOE
- Division:/DIV 1
- Department:/DEPT 1
- Phone #:/800 936 5900
- FAX #:/206 635 7022
- Address:/Any Street
- City//ST//Zip:/City, State, 12345

There are no known workarounds for this problem. This problem does not seem to adversely affect the template information.

Additional query words: 3.00

Keywords : MailPCAdm
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.2
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :