WINS Database Entries That Begin with C-

Last reviewed: September 26, 1997
Article ID: Q147903

3.50 3.51 WINDOWS kbusage kbenv

The information in this article applies to:

  - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0

SUMMARY

You may see strange WINS registrations in your WINS database in the form of:

   C-2602COMPUTERNAME<20>

or a variation of the above.

MORE INFORMATION

This registration is made by the Microsoft Mail client. The registration is made to be able to detect when new mail has arrived for the client without having to check the mailbag file. This behavior can be controlled by the NetBIOS=number setting in the MSMAIL.INI file.

A setting of 1 (the default for Windows networks) allows for NetBIOS notification and causes the Mail client to register the name. A setting of 0 turns off NetBIOS notification and the Mail client will not register the name.

The NetBIOS name that is registered is a combination of the post office serial number and the computer name.

For more information about the NetBIOS parameter, see page 55 of the MS Mail 3.5 "Administrator's Guide."

Additional reference words: msmail prodnt 3.50 3.51 4.00
KBCategory: kbusage kbconfig
KBSubcategory: ntwins ntmail
Keywords : ntnetserv kbconfig kbusage
Version : 3.50 3.51
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: September 26, 1997
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