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Q48901: Mac Wkst: Err Msg: "Unknown Name" or "Incorrect Password"

Article: Q48901
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For Appletalk Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0b,3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 09-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail for AppleTalk Networks, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0b, 3.0 
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SUMMARY
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In Microsoft Mail, the error message "Unknown name" or "Incorrect Password" is
displayed during the automatic sign-in if one of the following is true:

- The Network Manager or the user changed the name or password. In this case,
  the automatic sign-in routines still have the old name or password recorded.
  For Mail to enter the new name or password, the user must update the
  name/password information in the Mail Sign-In Preferences window.

- The user switched servers during the previous session. To connect to the
  correct server, cancel the auto sign-in and reselect the server you are
  trying to connect to.

MORE INFORMATION
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If a user uses the automatic sign-in feature of Mail, choosing a different
server during the same session overwrites the server name and network zone
recorded in the auto sign-in routines.

For example, a user has two accounts on two different servers: on SERVER-A, the
account name is "Joe Doe"; on SERVER-B, the account name is "Mr Doe".

The user automatically signs in on SERVER-A (as Joe Doe). He checks his mailbox
and then decides to sign in on SERVER-B (as Mr Doe). If he restarts the
Macintosh now, the Mail auto sign-in procedure will display the error message
"Unknown name." The name used in the auto sign-in is still "Joe Doe"; however,
the server is now SERVER-B, which is the last server the user was connected to.

Additional query words: 2.00 2.00a 2.00b 3.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailATN300 kbMailATN200 kbMailATN200a kbMailATN200b
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0b,3.0

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