Mac RSC: Remote Server Connection-ARA 2.0 Compatibility Patch

Microsoft provides a patch that fixes a compatibility problem that exists between Remote Server Connection and Apple Remote Access (ARA) version 2.0. In order to use Remote Server Connection with ARA 2.0, you must run the patch program to update the Mail server.

For complete information about obtaining and running the patch program file, see the following sections:

• To download the patch program
• To run the patch program

This patch program is for use with version 3.1d of Microsoft Mail for AppleTalk Networks. This patch program fixes a compatibility problem that exists between Remote Server Connection and Apple Remote Access (ARA) version 2.0. In order to use Remote Server Connection with ARA 2.0, you must run the patch program to update the Mail server.

To download the patch program

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Release Date: August 11, 1994

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. You should receive the following files:

Mail 3.1d Application Patch (24,321 bytes, dated 08-11-94, 2:22 P.M.)
Mail 3.1d INIT Patch (24,321 bytes, dated 08-11-94, 2:21 P.M.)
README.TXT

To run the patch program

NOTE: The Remote Server Connection--ARA 2.0 patch program is in a self- extracting archive (.SEA) format as well as in Bin-Hex (.HQX) format to allow you to use an MS-DOS-formatted disk. To access the workstation software, you need to decode the file using a decoding utility, such as StuffIt or Compact Pro. These utilities can be found on most major bulletin boards, such as America Online and AppleLink.

This patch was designed to update version 3.1d of the Mail server. If you have an earlier version of Mail, you must upgrade to 3.1d before you run this patch.

1. If you download RSCPAT.SEA, go to step 2.
   
   If you download the .HQX file, use one of the decoding utilities, such as StuffIt or Compact Pro, to decode the file into its original format by doing the following:
   
   
   • To use StuffIt: From the Other menu, choose Bin-Hex. Then select Decode Bin-Hex File. -or-
     
     
   • To use Compact Pro: From the Misc menu, choose Convert FROM BinHex4.
   The utility will generate a Macintosh file called RSCPAT.SEA in the same location as the original file.
2. Double-click the RSCPAT.SEA to extract the Macintosh file.
3. While holding down the M key, restart the Mail server.
   
   NOTE: This prevents the Mail server from loading.
4. If you are running your server as an Application, double-click the Mail 3.1d Application Patch icon. If your server is running as an INIT, double-click the Mail 3.1d INIT Patch icon.
   
   NOTE: The default for the Mail server is to run as an INIT. If you have not converted your server to an Application using Mail Tools, then it is running as an INIT.
5. Read the information displayed and click OK.
6. When you are prompted to "Please Locate the Microsoft Mail Server," select the Mail server and choose Patch. The patch will run and update the Mail server. It will not affect any other parts of the server or the Microsoft Mail Data file.
7. Restart the Macintosh to enable the Mail server.
   
   NOTE: Although this patch addresses compatibility issues with ARA 2.0, version 3.1d of Mail for AppleTalk Networks is not designed to take advantage of the new DialAssist feature in ARA 2.0. Any additional information entered in the DialAssist Control Panel will be ignored when Remote Server Connection connects to a remote site.