Article: Q90324
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11
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SUMMARY
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Workgroups Mail and Microsoft Mail 3.0 do not function properly with COMPAQ
MS-DOS 3.31 due to changes made to the MS-DOS kernel that affect file-sharing
capabilities. This is only true for COMPAQ MS-DOS 3.31. Workgroups Mail and Mail
3.0 work properly with MS-DOS 3.3 or later. COMPAQ is the only OEM that shipped
MS-DOS 3.31.
For Mail to function properly, upgrade to MS-DOS 5.0 or later.
MORE INFORMATION
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Workgroups Mail and Mail 3.0 do byte-range locking of their .MMF files. This
enables Mail to lock only portions of the .MMF file rather then the entire
file.
Changes made to the COMPAQ MS-DOS 3.31 kernel do not enable this to function
properly.
COMPAQ MS-DOS 3.31 is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make
no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or
reliability.
Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 msmail 3rdparty
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Keywords :
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW310 kbWFW311
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