PC DirSync: Microsoft Mail REBUILD.EXE 3.2.16 Update

ID: Q111701

3.20 3.20a MS-DOS kbenv kbfile kbtlc kbbug3.20 kbfix3.20a kbfix3.50

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 3.2 and 3.2a

SUMMARY

Microsoft provides a replacement for the Rebuild program file that is included in versions 3.2 and 3.2a of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks.

For complete information, see the following sections:

To download the updated file
To update your REBUILD.EXE file

MORE INFORMATION

This update contains the Rebuild Mail program file (REBUILD.EXE), a replacement for the Rebuild program file that is included with versions 3.2 and 3.2a of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks. This update resolves the following problems:

This replacement file corrects a problem that occurs on MS-DOS and Macintosh workstations when the GALNETPO.GLB file is regenerated while REBUILD.EXE is running.
In certain conditions, Rebuild would complete its process without failing or returning errors. However, the global address list (GAL) would not contain all the expected names.
If a network error occurred during the Rebuild process and Rebuild was unable to create or process a temporary file, an error would not be reported.

To download the updated file

You can find REBUPD.EXE (size: 61293 bytes) 
                       , a self-extracting file, on the following

services:

Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet

      On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon.
      Click Knowledge Base, and select the product.
      Enter kbfile REBUPD.EXE (size: 61293 bytes) 
                             , and click GO!
      Open the article, and click the button to download the file.

Internet (anonymous FTP)

      ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder.
      Get REBUPD.EXE (size: 61293 bytes)

The Microsoft Network

      On the Edit menu, click Go To, and then click Other Location.
      Type "mssupport" (without the quotation marks).
      Double-click the MS Software Library icon.
      Find the appropriate product area.
      Locate and Download REBUPD.EXE.

For additional information about downloading, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online
               Services

After you download REBUPD.EXE to a clean directory, run it (by typing "rebupd" at the MS-DOS prompt) to extract the contents of the file. You should receive the following files:

   REBUILD.EXE (85,987 bytes, dated 02-21-95, 4:54 P.M.)
   README.TXT

To update your REBUILD.EXE file

At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER

   copy <drive>:\rebuild.exe <destination>

where <drive> is the drive and directory where you ran the self- extracting REBUPD.EXE file and <destination> is the drive and directory where your REBUILD.EXE file currently resides. For example, if you ran the self-extracting file from the TEST directory on drive D, and your REBUILD.EXE file is located in the MAILEXE directory on drive C, type the following command:

   copy d:\test\rebuild.exe c:\mailexe

NOTE: The REBUILD.EXE file typically resides on the postoffice server in the Mail executables directory as well as on the machine importing addresses into the database. Make sure you update all copies of REBUILD.EXE.

Additional reference words: 3.20 wga KBCategory: kbusage kbfile kbtlc kbbug3.20 kbfix3.20a kbfix3.50 KBSubCategory: MailPCDirSync

Version           : 3.20 3.20a
Platform          : MS-DOS

Last Reviewed: February 24, 1999