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Q150811: XADM: Explanation of Exchange PCMTA’s /Z Parameter

Article: Q150811
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage exc4 exc5 exc55
Last Modified: 14-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 
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SUMMARY
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The Microsoft Exchange PCMTA service uses a /Z parameter to indicate that the
Microsoft Exchange Server service account should be used to validate the
connection to a MSMail postoffice share. This parameter is stored in the Windows
NT registry.

MORE INFORMATION
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This parameter is stored in the Registry under the PCMTA instance created by the
administrator:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
                           \<PCMTAinstance>\Parameters

The values DrivesUNC and DrivesWAN hold the connection information for the MSMail
postoffices. The format is as follows:

  DrivesUNC:REG_MULTI_SZ:\\serverA\share1 /Z \\serverB\share2 /Z ...
  DrivesWAN:REG_MULTI_SZ:\\serverC\share3 /Z \\serverD\share4 /Z ...

Note: DrivesWAN connections are set by either disabling dispatch on the instance
of PCMTA or selecting not to pick up mail for a particular postoffice.

When connection information is required, the /Z parameter will be followed by the
encrypted Connect As information. For example:

  DrivesUNC:REG_MULTI_SZ:\\serverA\share1 /Z DOMAIN\user 742SF32JA234
  234J53AA001

Because all these parameters are automatically entered by the Microsoft Exchange
Administrator program, there is no need to manually edit the Registry with this
information.

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Keywords          : kbusage exc4 exc5 exc55 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbinfo

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