Q118528: PC Gen: Mail Client Polling Defaults and How to Reset Them

Article: Q118528
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 12-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, version 3.2 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft Mail has default polling intervals that are used to check for new
mail. You can control how often the workstation polls the database to check for
new mail.

The following table lists the mail clients, their polling defaults, and how to
reset them.

  Program                    Default         Modify with
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  MS-DOS workstation         30 seconds      -N command-line option

  MICRO/MONITOR/OPERATOR     30 seconds      -X command-line option
                                             (no NetBIOS)

  Windows client             10 minutes      Mail menu Option command
                                             (see note below)

  Macintosh workstation      30 seconds      Select the application
                                             and press the Command+I
                                             keystroke combination or
                                             Click Get Info on the
                                             File menu.

                                             You can then set a value
                                             for Check New Mail (secs)

  Presentation Manager        5 seconds      -N command-line option

IMPORTANT: For the Windows workstation, the administrator can set the default
polling value with the PollingInterval variable in the MSMAIL.INI template file
that is stored in the Mail executables directory on the server (or in some
cases, in the user's Windows directory). The user must modify the Check For New
Mail option from the Options menu from the Windows workstation. This value is
stored in the user's Mail message file (MMF) and the MSMAIL.INI value is ignored
after the MMF is created.

Additional query words: 3.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailPCN320
Version           : WINDOWS:3.2

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