PC Ext: Supported WAN Environments with MS Mail for PC Networks (159507)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.0
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2a
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.5
This article was previously published under Q159507 SUMMARY
You can run the MS-DOS or Windows NT External.exe (referred to as "MTA" in
this article from here on) across a WAN to deliver mail from one postoffice
to another. Depending on the speed of the WAN connection, your
configuration may or may not be supported by Microsoft Technical Support.
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If the speed of the WAN is less than 64 KB, there will need to be an MTA at
both ends of the WAN connection and the WANDrives parameter will need to be
used. Please refer to chapter 12 in the "Microsoft Mail Administrator's
Guide" for more information on the WANDrives parameter.
If the speed of the WAN is less than 32 KB, there may be intermittent mail
failures, even with an MTA at each end of the connnection. This will be
because of the inherent limitations of the MS Mail shared file
architecture. In this situation, it is recommended that a dial up async
connection be used or that the speed of the WAN connection be increased to
64 KB or greater.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/29/2004 |
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| Keywords: | KB159507 |
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