PC DB: How ACCESS Files Are Linked Together (87402)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 2.1e
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.0
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2
This article was previously published under Q87402 SUMMARY
There are three access files that contain all local user information:
Access File Description
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ACCESS.GLB Contains user operating environment information
(User record size is 586 bytes)
ACCESS2.GLB Used to verify a user's mailbox name during login
(User record size is 69 bytes)
ACCESS3.GLB Contains remote user and folder information
(User record size is 512 bytes)
It is assumed that there will always be one record in each file for each
user in the postoffice. If John Smith's information is at record 100 in the
ACCESS2.GLB file, it is also at record 100 in the other access files. The
access files are not stored in alphabetic order, but in the order they were
created.
When a user logs into a Microsoft Mail client, the ACCESS2.GLB file is
first checked to see whether it is a valid mailbox name. If it is, the
record number n is then stored for future use. This number n can be used to
quickly calculate the physical byte offset in the ACCESS.GLB and
ACCESS3.GLB files to retrieve the user's information.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/7/1999 |
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| Keywords: | KB87402 |
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