NTMMTA Locks Serial Port When Run as Service on Windows NT 4.0

ID: Q168087

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When the Mail Multitasking MTA for Windows NT (NTMMTA) is configured to run as a service on Windows NT 4.0 and is configured to initialize an async modem, the modem/com port will be unavailable even after the NTMMTA service is stopped.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, version 3.5. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:3.5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug