Popup Message Queue Can Only Receive 6 Messages (132524)

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0

Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5

Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q132524

SYMPTOMS

The messenger service accepts and displays at the most six messages. If it receives more than six messages, and if the previous messages are not acknowledged (by choosing the OK button in the popup window), all messages sent after the sixth message are ignored and not displayed.

This can also show up with other combinations of messages and confirmations, such as in the following transaction example:

   Sent                  Acknowledged  Displayed
   ---------------------------------------------------------------
   NET SEND USER1 Test1  None          Yes
   NET SEND USER1 Test2  None          Yes
   NET SEND USER1 Test3  None          Yes
   NET SEND USER1 Test4  None          Yes
   NET SEND USER1 Test5  None          Yes
   NET SEND USER1 Test6  None          Yes
   NET SEND USER1 Test7  None          No
   <Nothing Sent>        Test1         N/A
   NET SEND USER1 Test8  None          Yes (Test7 not displayed)
   NET SEND USER1 Test9  None          No

CAUSE

The maximum queue size for the messenger service is hardcoded to five (starting at zero).

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, acknowledge each message as it appears by choosing OK, to prevent the message queue from reaching its maximum size.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:

Major

Last Reviewed:

5/7/2003

Keywords:

kbprb KB132524