DOCUMENT:Q96455  05-NOV-1999  [pcmail]
TITLE   :PC Win: Mail Useful Life Cannot Be Configured by User
PRODUCT :Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.0
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Mail for Windows, version 3.0 
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SUMMARY
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The Useful Life option in version 3.0 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks is the
amount of time a mail message will be held at a postoffice before being sent
back to the originator if delivery could not be completed. The default for this
option in version 3.0 of Microsoft Mail for MS-DOS and version 3.0 of Microsoft
Mail for Windows is 24 hours.

The user can configure this option in the MS-DOS client of Microsoft Mail.
Changing the default in the MS-DOS client has no impact on the Windows client.
The user cannot change the 24-hour default in Mail for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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In version 2.1 of Mail for PC Networks, all clients had the ability to change
the Useful Life setting. However, in version 3.0, the Windows client cannot set
per message transport specific options.

Additional query words: 3.00

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Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMail300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0

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