Q99664: PC Forms: Err Msg: MAPI Failure

Article: Q99664
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Electronic Forms Designer, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you read a message from a shared folder that was created using a Microsoft
Electronic Forms Designer form, you may receive the following error message:

  MAPI Failure

CAUSE
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This error can occur when you use version 3.0b of Microsoft Mail for Windows
with the E-Form Cache turned on. This is a known problem with custom message
types and shared folders in the Windows client.

RESOLUTION
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Upgrade to version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows.

To read the message with version 3.0b of the Windows client, you can turn off the
E-Form Cache by modifying the [E-Form Cache] section of the MSMAIL.INI file, as
follows:

  [E-Form Cache]
  Maximum=0

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with version 3.0b of Microsoft Mail
for Windows. This problem was corrected in version 3.2.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbZNotKeyword kbZNotKeyword2 kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbEForms
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0

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