PRB: Path Not Found When Using CDONTS with IMC

ID: Q235681


The information in this article applies to:


SYMPTOMS

If you have a configuration where, Microsoft Exchange server and Internet Information server (IIS) are installed on the same computer and the Internet Mail Services (IMS) from Microsoft Exchange server is being used to deliver SMTP messages, you might get the following error message when trying to send e-mail using the CDONTS.NewMail object:

'80070003' - The system cannot find the path specified


CAUSE

When the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack was installed on your server, it installs CDONTS. CDONTS, by default, is configured to use the Inetpub\Mailroot folders to send and receive e-mail. However, these folders do not exist unless the IIS SMTP service is also installed.

In the configuration mentioned in the SUMMARY section, IIS SMTP service is missing.


RESOLUTION

To resolve the missing IIS SMTP service, you need to set the pickup directory for CDONTS to the IMCDATA directory used by your IMS. Therefore, the messages created by CDONTS will be delivered by the Exchange IMS. One method to do this is to first install the IIS SMTP service, and then disable it.


STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words:


Keywords          : kbXchge kbXchge550 kbMsg kbCDONTS kbGrpMsg kbDSupport 
Version           : WINDOWS:1.2,2.0; winnt:5.5
Platform          : WINDOWS winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: July 21, 1999