DOCUMENT:Q265459  08-JUL-2000  [foxpro]
TITLE   :PRB: Error Message "The MAPI Spooler has Shut Down"
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbActiveX kbAPI kbAutomation kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use MAPI to Novell GroupWise with Microsoft Visual FoxPro, after you
send an e-mail message, the following error message might occur:

   The MAPI Spooler has shut down.

CAUSE
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A problem has occurred with the e-mail client software that you are using. One
possible cause is a corrupted Mapi32.dll file.

RESOLUTION
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If your e-mail client is Novell GroupWise, update to GroupWise Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION
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To find Novell's documentation about this error message, use the following
steps:

1. Navigate to the Novell Web site at:

   http://www.novell.com

2. Click the Support icon.

3. In the Search Knowledgebase text box, enter 10015901.

4. Click the Search icon.

5. Click the article link titled "Error: "The MAPI Spooler has shut down."

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbActiveX kbAPI kbAutomation kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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