PC DB: Rebuilding an MBG File

ID: Q87417


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 2.1e, 3.0, 3.2


SUMMARY

It is very difficult to rebuild an MBG file. The file is not encrypted and the contents of the mail headers can be read. To rebuild an MBG file, it would be necessary for the recovered headers to align on 116-byte boundaries and the proper MAI filename to be in the correct location. The matching KEY file would have to be synchronized to the rebuilt MBG file. This process would be completely manual, because there is no utility to help recover the header information.

In most cases, the only solution is to restore from a backup file. Microsoft does not recommend rebuilding an MBG file unless no backups are available, and the mail is too important to lose.

Additional query words: 2.10e 3.00 3.20

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Version : WINDOWS:2.1e,3.0,3.2
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: November 3, 1999
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