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Q173787: MDG: Random Error "Sign on ID or Password Incorrect"

Article: Q173787
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail Remote for Windows, version 3.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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Mail Remote for Windows users receive the following error when attempting to
connect to their postoffice for transmitting mail:

  Postoffice has not accepted mail item.
  Sign-on ID or password is incorrect.

However, the postoffice password has not been changed and a new init-disk has no
affect.

CAUSE
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The External instance(s) in the INI file for the modem(s) do not include a path
statement to the postoffice. Therefore, the MTA service a remote user connects
with does not recognize the sign-on ID or password as an existing postoffice.
When the error message occurs randomly and there are multiple instances
servicing Mail Remote users and the modems are in a phone number "Hunt group,"
the instances must be the identical.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, include the path information to the postoffice in the
INI file instance section.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailRemote320
Version           : WINDOWS:3.2
Issue type        : kbprb

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