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Q128432: MHS: Circular Routing Through the MHS Gateway

Article: Q128432
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): MS-DOS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-NOV-1999

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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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Nondelivery messages do not leave the Mail Administrator program (ADMIN.EXE) MHS
gateway queue. The messages never seem to be delivered and no error message is
returned.

CAUSE
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The "stuck" messages are actually messages from the postmaster at MSMail to the
postmaster at MSMail. The gateway tried to deliver a message to POSTMAST@MSMAIL
{NET1/PO1/POSTMASTER}. However, the user did not create a postmaster account;
therefore, the External Mail program generated a nondelivery notice and sent it
back to the originator, which was also POSTMAST@MSMAIL {NET1/PO1/POSTMASTER}.
Since the mail was routing through the MHS gateway each cycle, the External Mail
program never had the opportunity to consider it as a circular route.

RESOLUTION
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Create a postmaster account on every postoffice that will be sending or
receiving mail through the MHS gateway.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbMailGateSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailGateMHS300
Version           : MS-DOS:3.0

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