PC DirSync: Err Msg: Fatal 159 Failure to Send Update Mail...

ID: Q136333

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 3.2, 3.2a, 3.5

SYMPTOMS

During the T2 phase of automatic Directory Synchronization (Dir-Sync) or when you run the server transmit process SRVMAIN -t, the following error may be displayed:

Fatal 159 Failure to send update mail to requestors PCM:Net/PO

CAUSE

This error may be caused by a missing INQUEUE.KEY file and/or a missing INQUEUE.MBG file.

RESOLUTION

Create new INQUEUE.KEY and INQUEUE.MBG files.

To create a new INQUEUE.KEY file:

debug INQUEUE.KEY
-rcx
CX 0000
:230
-f100,32f,0
-w
-q

To create an INQUEUE.MBG file:

M:\MBG> type nul > INQUEUE.MBG

NOTE: You can verify that the file was created by using the MS-DOS DIR command to check for the existence of a zero-byte INQUEUE.MBG file.

MORE INFORMATION

This error can also be caused by insufficient disk space on the file server hosting the Dir-Sync server postoffice.

Additional query words: 3.20 3.20a 3.50

Keywords : MailPCDirSync
Version : WINDOWS:3.2,3.2a,3.5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :