Q108027: PC DB: Finding MAI File Name from MBG File
Article: Q108027
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.1x,3.0,3.0a,3.2
Operating System(s):
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Last Modified: 12-DEC-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 2.1x, 3.0, 3.0a, 3.2
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SUMMARY
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In versions 2.1, 3.0, 3.0a, and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, a mail
message's MAI file name can be determined by examining the recipient's MBG file
using DEBUG. The MAI file name will appear in the right hand column of the DEBUG
dump, 54 bytes after the first character of the subject.
MORE INFORMATION
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DEBUG 00000000.MBG
-d
00 00 4D 61 72 74 69 61-6E 00 00 00 00 54 68 69 ..Martian....Thi
73 20 69 73 20 74 68 65-20 73 75 62 6A 65 63 74 s is the subject
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-19 00 10 00 08 00 0A 00 ................
C9 07 00 30 30 30 30 30-30 36 32 00 00 00 28 02 ...00000062...(.
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-18 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 98 C9 5B 00 ..............[.
00 00 00 00 00 00 4D 61-72 74 69 61 6E 00 00 00 ......Martian...
-d
00 54 68 69 73 20 69 73-20 74 68 65 20 6E 65 78 .This is the nex
74 20 73 75 62 6A 65 63-74 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 t subject.......
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 1A 00 10 00 ................
08 00 0A 00 C9 07 00 30-30 30 30 30 30 36 33 00 .......00000063.
00 00 2A 02 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 18 00 00 00 ..*.............
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
82 54 6B 00 00 00 00 00-D4 4A 7F 4D 8A 4D 95 4D .Tk......J.M.M.M
A0 4D AB 4D B6 4D C1 4D-00 00 CC 4D D7 4D E2 4D .M.M.M.M...M.M.M
The first message in this MBG was sent by user "Martian". The MAI file name is
00000062.MAI. This number is 54 bytes after the first character of the subject
that is "This is the subject". The file name is stored in the MBG using the
ASCII code for each character. Therefore, the appropriate MAI filename is
determined by the ASCII equivalence that appears in the right hand column.
The MAI file will be found in the MAx directory, where x is equal to the least
significant digit of the MAI file name (the hexadecimal digit furthest to the
right in the MAI file name).
This information can sometimes be determined by using the MS-DOS TYPE command on
the MBG. However, this does not always display all of the information in the
MBG. Therefore, DEBUG is the preferred method for determining an MAI filename.
Additional query words: 2.1x 3.00 3.00a 3.20
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Technology : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailPCN320 kbMailPCN300 kbMailPCN300a kbMailPCN21xSearch
Version : WINDOWS:2.1x,3.0,3.0a,3.2
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