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Q100925: SMTP: Err Msg: Spawn (SMTPget): (2) No Such File or Directory

Article: Q100925
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): MS-DOS:2.1,3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 05-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP, versions 2.1, 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP may display this error message:

  ERROR Spawn (SMTPget): (2) No such file or directory
  NC_incoming: system error

CAUSE
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This indicates that the SMTP Gateway was unable to execute SMTPGET.EXE because
of one or more of the following conditions:

- SMTPGET.EXE is not located in the same drive and path as SMTPGATE.EXE.

- The PATH statement does not include a path to the SMTPGET.EXE file.

- The actual network path (not the share drive and path) to SMTPGATE.EXE is
  longer than 64 characters.

- Access rights are incorrect.

- Files or directories of the Mail database are hidden or damaged (that is,
  MASTER.GLB, NETWORK.GLB, \KEY, \MBG and/or \SMTP).

- SMTPGET.EXE is corrupt or does not exist.

RESOLUTION
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Ensure the above conditions do not exist, and then restart SMTPGATE.EXE.

Additional query words: 2.10 3.00 ERRMSG SMTP GET

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbMailGateSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailGateSMTP300 kbMailGateSMTP210
Version           : MS-DOS:2.1,3.0

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