PC Win: Running Microsoft Mail Windows Client from the Network (87621)

SUMMARY

This article is addressed to the network administrator and outlines the procedure for setting up version 3.0 of Microsoft Mail when Mail is run from the network using the Windows client, and no Mail files are stored locally on the users' workstations. The first section tells how to set up Mail 3.0 when Microsoft Windows and Mail are run entirely from the network. The second section tells how to set up Mail 3.0 when Windows is run locally and Mail 3.0 is run from the network.

NOTE: Mail version 3.0 was not designed to be run directly from the network. Because the file I/O that normally occurs on the local workstation is being handled by the network, running Mail from the network may decrease Mail's performance.

RUNNING WINDOWS AND MAIL FROM THE NETWORK

Definitions

<MAILEXE> refers to the Microsoft Mail executables directory.
<WINSHARE> refers to the shared location of the network installation of Windows.
<WINTEMP> refers to a temporary directory for a temporary installation of Windows.
<MYDIR> refers to the user's network directory where the user stores his or her own Windows files (this will include the *.INI and *.GRP files).

INSTALLATION STEPS

To set up the Mail 3.0 shared files

Install the Windows client in the <MAILEXE> directory, as described in the "Microsoft Mail Administrator's Guide," page 10.
Create the <WINTEMP> directory on the server or a local workstation and run SETUP /N from the <WINSHARE> directory to create a new installation of Windows in the <WINTEMP> directory.
Run Windows from <WINTEMP>. From the MAILEXE directory in the Windows File Manager, start Setup by double-clicking SETUP.EXE. When Setup prompts for the Microsoft Mail directory, type <WINSHARE> as the location. For example, type "L:\WINDOWS" (without quotation marks) if this is the location of the network version of Windows. This will install all the Mail for Windows program files in the same directory as Windows.
Copy MSSPELL.DLL and MSSP_AM.LEX from the <WINTEMP>\MSAPPS\PROOF directory to <WINSHARE>.
Copy SCHEDMSG.DLL from <MAILEXE> to <WINSHARE>.
Set all files in <WINSHARE> to Read-Only. For Novell(R) networks, set the files to Shareable and Read-Only.
Modify the MSMAIL.INI file in <WINTEMP> with any custom settings you want all your users to have (for example, ServerPath). For additional settings that may be included, see pages 52-55 in the "Microsoft Mail Administrator's Guide."
In <MAILEXE>, create the directory \MAILINI.
Copy the following files to <MAILEXE>\MAILINI:
<WINTEMP>\MSMAIL.INI
<WINTEMP>\MSMAILPV.INI
<WINTEMP>\MSMAIL\MSMAIL\FILES.INI
Remove <WINTEMP> (including all files, subdirectories, and the directory).

To set up a user for Mail 3.0

In the <MYDIR> directory, create the following directories:
\MSMAIL \MSMAIL\MSMAIL

Copy the following files from <MAILEXE>\MAILINI:

      Copy          To
      ----          --

      MSMAIL.INI    \<MYDIR>
      MSMAILPV.INI  \<MYDIR>
      FILES.INI     \<MYDIR>\MSMAIL\MSMAIL

In the Windows Program Manager, create a Mail 3.0 icon with the following properties:

      Description:       Microsoft Mail
      Command Line:      <WINSHARE>\MSMAIL.EXE
      Working Director:  <WINSHARE>
      Shortcut Key:      None
      Run Minimized:     Not checked

Modify the WIN.INI file to include the following settings:

      [Extensions]
      dcx=<WINSHARE>\faxview.exe ^.dcx
      scr=<WINSHARE>\faxview.exe ^.scr
      mmf=<WINSHARE>\msmail.exe

      [Sounds]
      MailBeep=

      [mail]
      mapi=1

      [MS Proofing Tools]
      Spelling (Mail) 1033,0=msspell.dll,mssp_am.lex
      Custom Dict 1=<MYDIR>\custom.dic

Modify the WINFILE.INI file to include the following setting. The [AddOns] section makes it possible for the user to send a file directly from within File Manager.
```
      [AddOns]
      Mail File Manager Extension=sendfile.dll
						
```

Run Registration Editor (REGEDIT.EXE) and add the following file type to the Registration Database:

      Identifier:   MicrosoftMail
      File Type:    Microsoft Mail
      Action:       Open
      Command:      <WINSHARE>\MSMAIL.EXE
      Uses DDE:     Not checked

Verify that the <WINSHARE> directory is in the MS-DOS search path for each user.
RUNNING WINDOWS LOCALLY AND MAIL FROM THE NETWORK

Definitions

<WINDIR> refers to an individual user's locally installed Windows directory.
<MAILEXE> refers to the Microsoft Mail executables directory.
<EXCELDIR> refers to the directory where Microsoft Excel 3.0 has been previously installed.

INSTALLATION STEPS

To set up the Mail 3.0 shared files

Install the Windows client in the <MAILEXE> directory as described in the "Microsoft Mail Administrator's Guide," page 10.
Modify MSMAIL.INI in <MAILEXE> with the following settings and add any additional custom settings you want all your users to have (for example, ServerPath). For additional settings that can be included, see pages 52-55 in the "Microsoft Mail Administrator's Guide."
```
      [Microsoft Mail]
      DemosEnabled=1

      [MS Proofing Tools]
      Spelling=Spelling (Mail) 1033,0
      Custom Dict=Custom Dict 1
						
```

To set up a user for Mail 3.0

Create the following directories in <WINDIR>:
<WINDIR>\MSMAIL <WINDIR>\MSMAIL\MSMAIL

Copy the following files from <MAILEXE>:

      Copy               To
      ----               --

      MSMAIL.INI         \<WINDIR>
      MSMAILPV.INI       \<WINDIR>
      FILES.INI          \<WINDIR>\MSMAIL\MSMAIL

In the Windows Program Manager, create a Mail 3.0 icon with the following properties:

      Description:       Microsoft Mail
      Command Line:      <MAILEXE>\MSMAIL.EXE
      Working Director:  <MAILEXE>
      Shortcut Key:      None
      Run Minimized:     Not checked

Modify the WIN.INI file to include the following settings:

      [Extensions]
      dcx=<MAILEXE>\faxview.exe ^.dcx
      scr=<MAILEXE>\faxview.exe ^.scr
      mmf=<MAILEXE>\msmail.exe

      [Sounds]
      MailBeep=

      [mail]
      mapi=1

      [MS Proofing Tools]
      Spelling (Mail) 1033,0=msspell.dll,mssp_am.lex
      Custom Dict 1=<WINDIR>\custom.dic

Modify the WINFILE.INI file to include the following setting. The [AddOns] section makes it possible for the user to send a file directly from within File Manager.
```
      [AddOns]
      Mail File Manager Extension=sendfile.dll
						
```

Run Registration Editor (REGEDIT.EXE) and add the following file type to the Registration Database:

      Identifer:    MicrosoftMail
      File Type:    Microsoft Mail
      Action:       Open
      Command:      <MAILEXE>\MSMAIL.EXE
      Uses DDE:     Not checked

If you have version 3.0 of Microsoft Excel for Windows, copy SMI.XLA to <EXCELDIR>\XLSTART.

If you have version 2.0 or later of Microsoft Word for Windows, load SMIAUTO.DOC from <MAILEXE>. The SendMail macro will install itself and exit Word for Windows.
Place the <MAILEXE> directory in the MS-DOS search path for each user.

NOTE: If you are using Windows version 3.0, you must replace the following files in your <WINDIR> directory with the copies found in <MAILEXE> for Mail Help to operate properly:

WINHELP.EXE Windows 3.1 Help engine
WINHELP.HLP Windows 3.1 Help file for help

PC Win: Running Microsoft Mail Windows Client from the Network (87621)

SUMMARY

RUNNING WINDOWS AND MAIL FROM THE NETWORK

Definitions

INSTALLATION STEPS

To set up the Mail 3.0 shared files

To set up a user for Mail 3.0

RUNNING WINDOWS LOCALLY AND MAIL FROM THE NETWORK

Definitions

INSTALLATION STEPS

To set up the Mail 3.0 shared files

To set up a user for Mail 3.0