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Q131680: PC Ext: Possible Status Values in F2 and F3 Screens

Article: Q131680
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.1,3.0,3.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 18-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 2.1, 3.0, 3.2 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes the possible values and meanings of the Status entries
displayed by the F2 and F3 screens of versions 2.1, 3.0, and 3.2 of Microsoft
Mail for PC Networks EXTERNAL.EXE program.

MORE INFORMATION
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A mail administrator may view information about the postoffice drives the
EXTERNAL.EXE program is delivering mail to by pressing either the F2 or F3
function keys during processing. The F2 key displays information about
postoffices connected via LAN or WAN drives. The F3 key displays information
about postoffices connected via an asynchronous connection.

When one of these keys is pressed, one of the two EXTERNAL.EXE Mail Postoffice
Status screens will be displayed. The information displayed is the Network name,
the Postoffice name, the Postoffice Serial number, the Postoffice Status, the
Postoffice R# (retry number), and the Postoffice Sent, Session, MTD (month to
date), and YTD (year to date) values.

The intent of this article is to describe the possible values and meanings
associated with the Status entry displayed in either one of the Mail Postoffice
Status screens. The following describes the Status values:

Value           Meaning

START           Displayed during initialization and before
               EXTERNAL.EXE reads the MASTER.GLB for that postoffice.

UNINIT          Displayed after START but before the routing
               information is loaded into EXTERNAL.EXEs memory.

OK              Startup and initialization complete.

ERROR           Displayed after a critical error, unable to connect, etc.

FULL            Displayed after the disk is found to be full.

FAILED          EXTERNAL.EXE has given up on the drive.

NO-REF          The postoffice is defined in the ADMIN.EXE program
               as an externally defined postoffice, but the
               EXTERNAL.EXE program does not have this postoffice
               listed in its drive tables.

NOTE: The F2 and F3 screens also show information about each individual
postoffice at the bottom of the screen (separated by a line). This information
also includes a Status entry. These Status entries are the same as those
described in this article.


Additional query words: 2.10 3.00 3.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailPCN320 kbMailPCN300 kbMailPCN210
Version           : WINDOWS:2.1,3.0,3.2

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