Beyond Mail Clients Unable to Log On to NetWare Post Office

ID: Q124399

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

On a Windows NT version 3.5 with Client or Gateway Services installed, when a user tries to run Banyan Systems' Beyond Mail client software and log on to a Beyond Mail post office that resides on a Novell NetWare server, the logon fails. Accessing files or printers on the NetWare server works fine.

CAUSE

The SetLockMode API is not handled correctly by the Client Services for NetWare, resulting in the Beyond Mail client being unable to lock open the user's mailbox. Because the file cannot be locked in exclusive mode, the logon attempt fails.

WORKAROUND

To avoid this problem, use a Beyond Mail post office on another supported network server.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.

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