PC Win: Network File Locking Problems (101814)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.0b
- Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.2
This article was previously published under Q101814 SYMPTOMS
Some peer-to-peer networks may have difficulty locking files in versions
3.0 and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows. Common error messages caused by
insufficient file locks are:
Your message file could not be opened. To access your message file
in its current location, mail requires that the MS-DOS utility
SHARE.EXE be run before Windows is started.
You do not have the proper access to the postoffice. Please contact
your system administrator.
Another machine is already signed in with the user name you have
entered. Sign out from the other machine and try again.
CAUSE
Some possible causes of the above errors are as follows:
- Allocated file space for SHARE.EXE is insufficient.
- The number of files that can be locked at one time is insufficient.
RESOLUTION
To remedy this problem, load SHARE.EXE on the server storing the postoffice
with the following command-line options:
For more information on SHARE.EXE, see your Microsoft MS-DOS documentation.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/19/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB101814 |
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