ECO NUMBER: VMS721_MAIL-V0100 PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.2-1 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.2-1 COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: VMS721_MAIL-V0100. 2 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: None. 3 KIT DEPENDENCIES: 3.1 The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE installation of this, or any required kit: - VMS721_UPDATE-V0300. - VMS721_PCSI-V0100. 3.2 In order to receive all the corrections listed in this kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed: None. 4 KIT DESCRIPTION: 4.1 Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1. 4.2 Files patched or replaced: o [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]MAILSHR.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]MAILSHRP.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]MAIL_SERVER.EXE (new image) -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 8 August 2001 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS721_MAIL-V0100 KIT o Forwarding a foreign file fails and the user is returned to the MAIL> prompt. No message of any kind is displayed. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE o When a mail message is extracted to a file, the mail message date is omitted from the extracted header. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE o When a new message arrives and the mail file in use is not the default, READ/NEW does not close the current mail file and open the default mail file. An explicit SET FILE to the default has to be executed, then READ/NEW. In addition, after reading the new messages, then using the SELECT MAIL command, the new messages remain in the NEWMAIL folder. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE o An ACCVIO occurs when sending mail to an SMTP address when the record attributes are bad. Images Affected: - [SYSLIB]MAILSHR.EXE o The SEND/LAST command fails to include the text from the previous mail message when MAIL is invoked with MAIL/EDIT. This does not occur if the /EDIT qualifier is not used with the MAIL DCL command. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE o Sending a message from VMSMAIL to Exchange using TCPIP merges the To: and CC: lines in the received message. See example below: MAIL> Send/CC To: SMTP%"A.B@C.COM" CC: SMTP%"D.E@F.COM" -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 8 August 2001 The To line in Exchange: To: A.B@C.COM,D.E@F.COM Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE - [SYSLIB]MAILSHR.EXE o OpenVMS Mail does not filter out the character on the header fields, i.e., From:, To:, CC: and Subj: strings. In some instances, a mail message could be received with a type of VT Escape Sequence that could modify the behavior of a user's terminal; the potential would be to render the terminal unusable. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE o An %MAIL-E-ALTPRIJOB error message displays without cause. See example below: $ MAIL MAIL> 22 (Message #22 is displayed) MAIL> print MAIL> 5 (Message #5 is displayed) MAIL> print/queue=32$lb2a %MAIL-E-ALTPRIJOB, error altering parameters of job 505 queue 32$LB2A Job MAIL (queue 34$LB4L, entry 505) started on 34$LB4L MAIL> exit $ In this example, print queue 34$LB4L is the default print queue in the user's MAIL profile. This error is benign because the print job eventually is released to the printer (32$LB2A in the example above), even though the user is not notified. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 4 8 August 2001 Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE 6 KIT INSTALLATION RATING: The following kit installation rating, based upon current CLD information, is provided to serve as a guide to which customers should apply this remedial kit. (Reference attached Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability Statement) INSTALLATION RATING: INSTALL_3 : To be installed by customers experiencing the problems corrected. 7 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: Install this kit with the POLYCENTER Software installation utility by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt: PRODUCT INSTALL VMS721_MAIL /SOURCE=[location of Kit] The kit location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory that contains the kit. Additional help on installing PCSI kits can be found by typing HELP PRODUCT INSTALL at the system prompt No reboot is necessary after successful installation of the kit. Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation, 2001 All Rights Reserved. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. COMPAQ, the Compaq logo, VAX, Alpha, VMS, and OpenVMS are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. 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