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Conference abbott::ms-mail_driver

Title:MS-Mail_driver
Notice:Welcome to the Microsoft Mail Driver conference.
Moderator:KOALA::GASTON
Created:Mon Aug 09 1993
Last Modified:Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:403
Total number of notes:1674

399.0. "DDS-Lookup and Password with V1.7" by ZUR01::teamc1.zuo.dec.com::RIGI::BURKHALTER () Mon Feb 17 1997 10:49

Hi

Customer reports the following problem with V1.7. They just upgraded 
their installation from V1.0C.

If they do a DDS-Lookup they were always asked for a password. It 
seems that the Driver doesn't recognizes that server and username is 
the same for DDS-Lookups as for the connection itself. With V1.0C 
this problem doesn't exist as the customer said.

Customer is running Windows for Workgroups in a Novell network.

Do you know of any changes from V1.0C to V1.7?

Regards

Rolf
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399.1KOALA::GASTONTue Feb 18 1997 09:2910
    this was one of the side effects of upgrading the CFC module to the
    latest version.  The directory service connection is now "separate" 
    from the login.  My understanding is that the intent is to allow other
    clients to use different directory services.  For example, in
    Teamlinks, you can customize your directory service and use something 
    like WINELF instead of the default one.  This feature is NOT available
    in the driver and there is no plan to include it.
    
    cindy
399.2ZUR01::teamc1.zuo.dec.com::RIGI::BURKHALTERThu Feb 20 1997 10:4327
Hi Cindy

Thanks for your reply.

I'm now looking for a workaround for my customer. What do you think 
about the following:

- Create a dummy MailWorks user on the server and use this dummy user 
to do all the DDS-Lookups for all users. I would add the following 
section to the file DMWOFFIC.IN_:

	[DDS]
	Server=Servernode
	Username=dummyuser
	Password=dummypassword

I already tried this and it seems to work but I'm not sure if using 
one specific account to do all DDS-Lookups for all users will work 
correct.

Thanks and regards

Rolf

PS. Is there a way to run a post-installation procedure after the 
installation?
399.3KOALA::GASTONFri Feb 21 1997 08:288
    My understanding of how this is working is that IF the user is logged
    on to a DIFFERENT node than the one in the [DDS] section, they get
    prompted for a password; if the nodes are the same, they don't.  Do
    they have a different server for DDS lookups than the one they log
    into?
    
    cindy
399.4ZUR01::teamc1.zuo.dec.com::RIGI::BURKHALTERTue Feb 25 1997 05:1827
Hi Cindy

>> My understanding of how this is working is that IF the user is
>> logged on to a DIFFERENT node than the one in the [DDS] section, 
>> they get prompted for a password; if the nodes are the same, they
>> don't.  Do they have a different server for DDS lookups than the
>> one they log into?

That's not correct. If I log into node A as user X and the entry in 
the [DDS] section is

	[DDS]
	Server=A
	Username=X

I get prompted for a password. There is no difference if I use the 
same or another node and/or username for the lookup. I always get 
prompted for a password.

The only situation I don't get prompted for a password is if I add 
the password to the [DDS] section.

What do you think about using a dummy account for the lookups?

Regards

Rolf