FIX: The APPC RECEIVE_ALLOCATE Timeout Works Only in One-Second Intervals (827253)

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Advanced Program-to-Program Communications (APPC) RECEIVE_ALLOCATE timeout value, the timeout occurs only in one-second (1000-milliseconds) intervals. For example, if a timeout value of 300 milliseconds is configured, the timeout does not occur until 1000 milliseconds have passed.

This is not the intended behavior of the timeout value.

Note This problem also affects the Common Programming Interface for Communications (CPI-C) Accept_Conversation (cmaccp) function call because it calls the APPC RECEIVE_ALLOCATE function.

CAUSE

Host Integration Server 2000 now supports external attach managers. When the changes were made to support external attach managers, an internal status routine was mistakenly hard-coded to wait for 1000 milliseconds. As a result, when the timeout value is passed, it is not actually picked up until the next 1000-millisecond interval.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

328152 How to obtain the latest service pack for Host Integration Server 2000

Hotfix information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version      Size    File name
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   20-Aug-2003  18:56  5.0.0.936    20,752  Fmistr32.dll
   20-Aug-2003  18:56  5.0.0.936    53,520  Snaat.dll
   20-Aug-2003  18:56  5.0.0.936    69,904  Snabv.dll
   20-Aug-2003  18:56  5.0.0.936   557,328  Snadmod.dll
   20-Aug-2003  18:56  5.0.0.936   483,600  Snaevent.dll
   20-Aug-2003  18:56  5.0.0.936    82,192  Snaip.dll
   20-Aug-2003  18:56  5.0.0.936    49,424  Snalm.dll
   20-Aug-2003  18:56  5.0.0.936    20,752  Snancp.dll
   20-Aug-2003  18:56  5.0.0.936    65,808  Snanw.dll
   20-Aug-2003  18:56  5.0.0.936    16,656  Vstapi.dll

NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains the preceding files may also contain additional files.