PC DOS: MS-DOS Client MAIL.EXE 3.0.2 Update (116115)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.0, when used with:
- the operating system: MS-DOS
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2, when used with:
- the operating system: MS-DOS
This article was previously published under Q116115 SUMMARY
Microsoft provides a replacement for the MAIL.EXE file that is included
with versions 3.0 and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks.
For complete information about obtaining and installing the MAIL.EXE file,
see the following sections:
- To download the updated file
- To update your MAIL.EXE file
MORE INFORMATION
This update contains MAIL.EXE, a replacement for the MAIL.EXE file that is
included with versions 3.0 and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks. This
update includes a modification to correct the following problem:
- With version 3.0 of the MS-DOS client, when you read certain
messages that contain color highlights, the message may exhibit a
host of problems ranging from benign (characters changing color) to
severe (user's system locking up).
To download the updated fileThe following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
After you download DOSMAIL.EXE to a clean directory, run it (by typing
dosmail at the MS-DOS prompt) to extract the contents of the file.
You should receive the following files:
MAIL.EXE (267,169 bytes, dated 04-25-94, 4:09 P.M.)
README.TXT
To update your MAIL.EXE file
At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER
copy <path>:\mail.exe <destination>
where <path> is the drive and directory where you ran the self-
extracting DOSMAIL.EXE file and <destination> is the drive and
directory where your MAIL.EXE file currently resides.
For example, if you ran the self-extracting file from the TEST
directory on drive D, and your <filename> file is
located in the MAILEXE directory on drive C, type the following
command:
copy d:\test\mail.exe c:\mailexe
NOTE: The MAIL.EXE file typically resides on the postoffice server
in the Mail executables directory as well as on the machine
importing addresses into the database. Make sure you update all
copies of the MAIL.EXE file.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/9/2004 |
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