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Q99853: SMTP: Err Msg: WARNING Getline: NL with No CR

Article: Q99853
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): MS-DOS:2.1,3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 05-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP, versions 2.1, 3.0 
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SUMMARY
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Versions 2.1 and 3.0 of Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP may display the following
error message:

  "WARNING getline: NL with no CR"

This error message indicates that the SMTP Gateway program has received a message
that does not use CRLF to delineate SMTP header fields. RFC 822 "Standard for
the Format of ARPA INTERNET Text Messages," section 3.1.2 "Structure of Header
Fields" specifies that header fields should end with CRLF.

This is only a warning message. Mail continues to be processed even if you make
no changes to the SMTP gateway.

Additional query words: 2.10 3.00 alert errmsg

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbMailGateSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailGateSMTP300 kbMailGateSMTP210
Version           : MS-DOS:2.1,3.0

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