I supported MSMail from 93 to 96 for MS. If there are questions on it I'd be
happy to answer them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Goldoff, Erik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 7:47 AM
Subject: RE: Microsoft Mail under W2K
> Gets even older, you might also find reference to Network Courier, as
that's
> the core email system that Microsoft acquired when it was still a DOS
> Character-Mode only. ATT folder structure for attachments, MBG for
> mailbags, etc. The MMF format didn't come about until the Windows GUI.
>
> Erik Goldoff
> Systems Manager
> The HoneyBaked Ham Company
> 678-966-3320
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 6:35 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Microsoft Mail under W2K
>
>
> Now that's old school!!
> Thanks gramps! :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Schulze, Nico [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 1:25 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Microsoft Mail under W2K
>
>
> That's it, Sir! Microsoft Mail as the product was named, consists of a
> folder structure, the "database", on any network share. This database is
> called Workgroup Post Office (WGPO). The MS Mail client fetches messages
> from the structure and publishes outgoing mail into the folders. Quite a
> simple construction, and easy to corrupt or compromise ...
>
> The WGPO Administrator as included in NT4's and W95's control panel is
> used to administer the Post Office's users.
>
> I used to have a comprehensive set of tools to administer my WGPO, e.g.
> move users, watch mailbox sizes, check and defragment the structure, but
> I left it at the company I worked for then :( I ran the WGPO built in
> NT4SP3 and used PODiag and the other tools for MS Mail 3.5 - they worked
> fine.
>
> So I think we're talking about the same and please let me know where the
> proper utilities are on the MS site if you find it out ...
>
> Regards,
> Nico Schulze
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael W. Ellis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 8:59 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Microsoft Mail under W2K
>
>
> Just to make sure that we are both taLking about the same thing, the
> mail product that I am using is that which comes native with Win95 and
> NT 4.0. This is strictly a peer-to-peer mail service - not a "mail
> server application" in any sense. As I recall, MS made a pre-Exchange
> mail server application. Are these tools for this application?
>
> Michael Ellis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Schulze, Nico [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 12:58 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Microsoft Mail under W2K
>
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> Microsoft has the Post Office Diagnostics Tool (Q125245 for Vs2-3.2 or
> Q134753 for V3.5) to check (and fix) MS Mail Databases. I don't remember
> where to download the V3.5 utility but I had found it once somewhere at
> ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail.
>
> Regards,
> Nico Schulze, MCSE
> EINSTEINet GmbH
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.einsteinet.de
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