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Q95972: PC Ext: Dispatch Cannot Spawn External with Break Options

Article: Q95972
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Dispatch tries to spawn External as an idle process and then Dispatch aborts the
idle process and reports:

  external -btxx:xx:xx terminated with exit code -1

If specified, -bt will be replaced with -bdxx-xx-xx.

CAUSE
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The command line for External contains break time options -bt or -bd. Dispatch
appends a break relative time to the idle process command line automatically;
thus, it cannot resolve the proper break time if -bt or -bd is already
specified.

RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem, do not run External with a defined break time.

Additional query words: 3.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailPCN300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0

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