====================================================================== Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File) WA0890: MAIL REMOTE FOR WINDOWS MSRMTUI.DLL 3.2.0.4008 UPDATE ====================================================================== Revision Date: 10/94 Disk Included The following information applies to Microsoft Mail Remote for Windows, version 3.21993-1994. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT AND ANY SOFTWARE THAT MAY | | ACCOMPANY THIS DOCUMENT (collectively referred to as an Application | | Note) IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER | | EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED | | WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR | | PURPOSE. The user assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and | | the use of this Application Note. This Application Note may be | | copied and distributed subject to the following conditions: 1) All | | text must be copied without modification and all pages must be | | included; 2) If software is included, all files on the disk(s) | | must be copied without modification (the MS-DOS(R) utility | | diskcopy is appropriate for this purpose); 3) All components of | | this Application Note must be distributed together; and 4) This | | Application Note may not be distributed for profit. | | | | Copyright (C) 1993-1994 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. | | Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Windows is a | | trademark of Microsoft Corporation. | --------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ The disk provided with this Application Note contains MSRMTUI.DLL, a replacement for the MSRMTUI.DLL file that is included with version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail Remote for Windows. This replacement file provides additional enhancements to the original MSRMTUI.DLL file that resolve the following problems: - The address list becomes corrupted when it is updated twice in the same session of Mail Remote for Windows. - If the user forgets his or her password or if the password is changed while the remote driver is in use, the password cannot be reset. NOTE: To resolve this problem, two files must be updated: the MSRMTUI.DLL file (update included in this Application Note) and the ADMIN.EXE file provided in the Microsoft Mail for PC Networks version 3.2a Update. For details on this procedure please see the "To reset the password for a Mail Remote for Windows user" section below. - Invalid extended information may be displayed when you are obtaining details on a user from the Global Address List. The invalid information consists of default template fields associated with a postoffice other than the one on which the user's account resides. This condition can occur if customized user template *.TPL files are present on the remote user's workstation. Another possible symptom of this condition is receiving one of these messages when you are obtaining details on users from the GAL: "A GLB file on your server is corrupt" or "Address is no longer valid." The updated MSRMTUI.DLL file provided in this Application Note will prevent the customized user template *.TPL files from being copied to the remote user's workstation. NOTE: To remove the customized user template *.TPL files from an existing installation of Mail Remote for Windows, the user must first follow the "To replace your MSRMTUI.DLL file" procedure outlined below to install the updated MSRMTUI.DLL file, and then follow one of the procedures outlined in the "To update your address lists" section to obtain new address lists from the postoffice. To replace your MSRMTUI.DLL file -------------------------------- 1. Insert the enclosed WA0890 disk in your floppy disk drive. 2. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER copy :\msrmtui.dll where is the floppy disk drive containing the WA0890 disk and is the drive and directory where your MSRMTUI.DLL file currently resides. For example, if MSRMTUI.DLL is located in the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory on drive C and the WA0890 disk is in drive A, type the following command: copy a:\msrmtui.dll c:\windows\system A message will be displayed stating: 1 FILE(S) COPIED. This indicates that your MSRMTUI.DLL file has been successfully replaced. To update your address lists ---------------------------- Perform one of these procedures if you want to remove the customized user template *.TPL files from an existing installation of Mail Remote for Windows: - Update the address lists by using a modem connection to the postoffice established through the Mail Remote user interface: 1. From the View menu, choose Connect Now. 2. Select the Update Address Lists option. 3. Choose the OK button. - Update the address lists by using a LAN connection to the postoffice and the Mail System Selector: 1. Obtain a network connection to the postoffice and edit the [Microsoft Mail] section of your MSMAIL.INI file to add a ServerPath= line with the actual location of the Mail data files. 2. With the Microsoft Mail for PC Networks driver current, exit and sign out of Mail. 3. Use the Microsoft Mail System Selector to switch from the Microsoft Mail for PC Networks driver to the Mail Remote driver. The Mail Remote dialog box appears. 4. To copy the address lists from the postoffice to your remote computer, select the Copy Address List From Postoffice option. 5. Choose the OK button. - Update the address lists by using a new data disk: 1. Obtain a new data disk from the Mail Administrator. 2. Copy the files from the new data disk to the :\\MSMAIL\MSRMT\USERINFO subdirectory. 3. Launch Mail Remote for Windows to expand the address lists. To reset the password for a Mail Remote for Windows user -------------------------------------------------------- To reset the password, you must ensure that the user's data disk was created using the version of ADMIN.EXE provided in the Microsoft Mail for PC Networks version 3.2a Update. Have the user do the following: 1. Connect to the network on which his or her postoffice resides. 2. Use the Mail Selector to change to the PC Mail LAN driver. You can then use ADMIN.EXE to reset the user's password. Once this is done, have the user do the following: 1. Log in to Mail using the reset password. 2. After successfully logging in, the user can change the password. 3. Use the Mail Selector to switch back to the remote driver.