Mysterious connection disappearances

[Bill Moran]

Thanks. We're actually in the process of implementing an IMAP server to
replace the MS Mail system (the MS Mail system was never intended as
anything but a holdover). It will be nice to be able to tell the client
that it's a MS problem. (although I'm sick of using that line - I'm
starting to feel like it's an excuse)
However, the MS Mail system worked fine on Novell, and that doesn't
explain the problems with the other software. I guess I need to closely
monitor what type of locks the TimeKeeper program is using and find out
what it's doing that's stupid.

-Bill

Tom Syroid wrote:
> 
> Bill,
> 
> If your "mail postoffice" uses PST files for message stores (it's been
> awhile... if you are referring to MS Mail... circa 1995 I believe...) it is
> indeed an Outlook issue. Outlook locks its PST's for exclusive access,
> which make them a useless format for a quasi multi-user mail system. You'll
> need to go to a full blown email system like Exchange or CommuniGate Pro or
> ??whatever??.
> 
> --On Saturday, April 14, 2001 02:25 -0400 Bill Moran <wmoran at iowna.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > The "Microsoft mail postoffice" occasionally has files with deny_all
> > locks on them that prevent other users from sending email to the user.
> > My first impression was that this was an Outlook issue, but rebooting
> > the entire (client) computer does not unstick the problem. The only
> > thing to do seems to be to kill the connection from SWAT