XCLN: Send Mail Option in NT File Manager Won't Work (149314)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client 4.0
Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client 5.0

This article was previously published under Q149314

SYMPTOMS

When you choose the Send Mail item from the Mail menu under the Microsoft Windows NT File Manager, you may receive the following error:

Mail could not connect to your Mail server.
The configuration for the Mail server path is missing or invalid.

STATUS

Microsoft Exchange does not support the File Manager's Send Mail option 4.0. This is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

On a Windows NT computer that has never had a MSMail 3.x client installed, the Microsoft Exchange Client Setup doesn't add a Send Mail option to File Manager.

On a Windows NT computer that has previously had a MSMail 3.x client installed, the Send Mail option may already exist. If it is run, it may attempt to start and sign into a MSMail 3.x server.

RESOLUTION

To remove the Send Mail menu item, remove the following entry from the registry:

  HKey_LocalMachine_LocalMachine
   Software
    Microsoft
     WinNT
      CurrentVer
       Filemanager
        AddOns
         Mail File Manager Extension:
          REG_SZ:SendFl32.dll

Next log off, and then log back on, to Windows NT for the change to take effect.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	4/28/2005
Keywords:	kbusage KB149314