Q103800: MHS: INPOST.EXE Strips Local User Aliases from To: Line

Article: Q103800
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): MS-DOS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 20-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail Gateway to MHS, version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If a Microsoft Mail for PC Networks user composes mail to multiple user types
(local postoffice users and MHS users), the Inpost program (INPOST.EXE)
correctly routes mail to MHS. However, when the MHS users receive the mail, they
do not see any of the local users in the To: field, they see only the MHS type
users in this field.

CAUSE
=====

In keeping with Standard Message Format (SMF) 64, 70, and 71 specification, the
To: field is a text field that contains a list of recipient names. (It is the
12th field from the top when you specify the -h option on the command line to
activate header information.) However, because the SMF specification does not
require that local aliases be retained, the Microsoft Mail Gateway to MHS does
not retain this information.

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but
has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems
experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World
Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

  File Name    Version
  --------------------
  Inpost.exe   3.0.10

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Mhsgy2k.exe:

  ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/gateways-public/All-Y2K/


STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Mail Gateway to MHS
version 3.0.

MORE INFORMATION
================

The message below originally had a total of four recipients: two Microsoft local
users and two MHS users. However, MHS (INPOST.EXE) has removed the Microsoft
local users from the To: field.

  Send-to: admin @ CHIMHS,
   andy @ chimhs
  Hop-count: 1
  Sender: andy@chimhs {MAIL32/CHICAGO/andy}
  Message-encoding: IBM-437
  MCB-options: NNYOANA
  MCB-type: 0
  Date-posted: 25-May-93 11:16:18
  SMF-version: 70
  Error-report: 0
  MHS-id: 43FA012C8117D4D1
  From: andy@chimhs {MAIL32/CHICAGO/andy}
  >>>     To: admin@CHIMHS,
     andy@chimhs
  Subject: Multi Test # 2
  Date: 25-May-93 09:40
  Importance: Low
  Message-id: 45FA012C8117D4D1
  Via-host: Hometown.Hometown


Additional query words: 3.00 Standard Message Format

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbMailGateSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailGateMHS300
Version           : MS-DOS:3.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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