"Name Not Found" Error Sending Messages to Busy DOS WS (59371)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft LAN Manager 2.0
- Microsoft LAN Manager 2.1
This article was previously published under Q59371 SUMMARY
When an MS-DOS workstation receives a second message while the first
message pop-up is still displayed on the screen, the sender receives a
confusing set of error messages:
NET3722:An error occurred while sending a message to USERNAME.
NET2273:The message alias cannot be found on the local area network.
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These messages do not accurately describe the problem, which is that the
workstation is busy displaying a pop-up and there is no way to get a
message through to an MS-DOS workstation at this point. MS-DOS is not a
multitasking operating system, and its single thread of execution is busy
waiting for either keyboard input or a time-out to exit the netpopup
program.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS LAN Manager
versions 1.0, 1.01, 2.0, and 2.1. We are researching this problem and
will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/14/2003 |
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Keywords: | KB59371 |
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