On 2001.04.30, Jerry Asher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So I am playing with SQL Server 7, and bring up my mailer, Eudora, and
> close my mailer, Eudora, and get this pop up message:
>
> "Could not uninstall Eudora MAPI because MAPI.DLL could not be renamed.
> Do you want to quit anyway?"
>
> When I exit SQL Server 7, Eudora will let me close it.
>
> Wow, so uh, bringing up SQL Server 7, seemingly breaks this unrelated (it's
> a db not a mail program) program.
SQL Server 7 probably has some system notification stuff going on,
most likely taking advantage of MAPI to achieve this. Publish an
API to a system interface, be glad that things actually USE it.
> Wow, so system level files are manipulated/installed/uninstalled via
> "rename". That seems a robust and stable method.
>
> Wow, do I want to quit? Does that mean Eudora have a problem the next time
> I bring it up or what?
The real question is WTF is Eudora doing fiddling with MAPI.DLL.
If that isn't a big blinking flashing waving red flag to get a
_real_ MUA, I don't know what is.
Of course, that's just my two cents.
- Dossy
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