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Version 3.0.9 of the Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP requires a dedicated
80286, 80386, or 80486 IBM-compatible computer as well as version 3.04.1 or
later of the SMTPPUT.EXE file, update included in PUTUPD.EXE on the MSL. To
determine your version of SMTPPUT, run it from the MS-DOS prompt
with the -VER option.
This update contains SMTPFTP.EXE, SMTPLMN.EXE, SMTPNVL.EXE, SMTPXLN.EXE,
and SMTPWIN.EXE, which replace the SMTPGATE.EXE file that is included with
version 3.0 of the Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP. These replacement files
correct the following problems:
- The gateway does not generate greetings (HELO) that include the
gateway computer host name. This problem occurs when you
communicate with an IBM VM host running IBM VM SMTP V2R2. (This
problem was originally corrected in the SMTPGATE.EXE 3.0.2 update.)
- The gateway closes the connection after an Extended HELO (EHLO)
message is received from another SMTP host as explained in RFC
1425, SMTP Service Extensions. There may still be a problem if the
host sends an RSET after you refuse the EHLO message, which is
recommended in RFC 1425, but is not consistent with RFC 821. (This
problem was originally corrected in the SMTPGATE.EXE 3.0.2 update.)
- The recipient field is constructed incorrectly whenever the
friendly name information is included directly in the address of
the recipient. As a result, the address is in the form:
<<username>@<domain> (<friendly name>)>
- When the gateway strips non-SMTP gateway addresses from the message
header, a false end-of-header marker is created in the RFC 822
portion of the message. This causes the date and subject fields, as
well as the remaining recipients, to appear in the body of the
message. (This problem was originally corrected in the SMTPGATE.EXE
3.0.7 update.)
NOTE: Only the updates for the PC/TCP Kernel from FTP Software, Inc.,
and Microsoft LAN Manager for MS-DOS are included with this update.
- The gateway does not allow the default character set translations
to be overridden. If the two files SMTPIN.TBL and SMTPOUT.TBL
exist, the gateway can do character translation for one of the
following character sets instead of for the US-ASCII character set,
which is used when these files do not exist: Swedish/Finnish,
Norwegian/Danish, German, Latin Alphabet 1, and Code Page 850.
(This problem was originally corrected in the SMTPGATE.EXE 3.0.6
update.)
- The gateway improperly processes comments as addresses if a comma
appears in the comment.
- The gateway improperly rejects an RFC 822 address it has previously
accepted in the RFC 821 portion of a message.
- The gateway saves the From field seen in the envelope part (RFC-821) of
an incoming message to use in case the Microsoft Mail recipient wants to
reply to the message. (This problem was originally corrected in the
SMTPGATE.EXE 3.0.9 update.)
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
99713How Reply Chooses a From Address
- The gateway does not include the host names in its greeting replies.
(This problem was originally corrected in the SMTPGATE.EXE 3.0.1
update.)
To download the updated files
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
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Decide which SMTP executable file matches your configuration:
Executable file Vendor TCP/IP software
---------------------------------------------------------------------
SMTPLMN.EXE Microsoft LAN Manager for MS-DOS
SMTPFTP.EXE PC/TCP Kernel from FTP Software, Inc.
SMTPNVL.EXE Novell LAN Workplace for MS-DOS (version 4.0)
SMTPWIN.EXE Any network adapter card supported by the WIN/TCP
for MS-DOS RunTime (version 4.1) from The Wollongong
Group, Inc. with the RunTime installed
SMTPXLN.EXE Excelan Exos 205T Intelligent Ethernet Controller
After you download SMTPGW.EXE to a clean directory, run it (by typing
smtpgw at the MS-DOS prompt) to extract the contents of the file.
You should receive the following files:
Filename Size Date Time
--------------------------------------------
SMTPFTP.EXE 80,567 01-05-95 02:35p
SMTPLMN.EXE 71,585 01-05-95 02:37p
SMTPNVL.EXE 74,489 01-05-95 02:36p
SMTPWIN.EXE 76,041 01-05-95 02:36p
SMTPXLN.EXE 80,313 01-05-95 02:34p
CP850O.TBL 264 12-15-93 09:45a
GERMANI.TBL 264 12-15-93 09:45a
GERMANO.TBL 264 12-15-93 09:45a
LATIN1I.TBL 264 12-15-93 09:45a
LATIN1O.TBL 264 12-15-93 09:45a
NORWEGI.TBL 264 12-15-93 09:46a
NORWEGO.TBL 264 12-15-93 09:46a
SWEDISHI.TBL 264 12-15-93 09:46a
SWEDISHO.TBL 264 12-15-93 09:46a
README.TXT
ADDENDUM.TXT
To update your SMTPGATE.EXE file
At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER
copy <path>:\<smtp???>.exe <destination>\smtpgate.exe
where <path> is the drive and directory where you ran the self-
extracting SMTPGW.EXE file, <destination> is the drive and
directory where your SMTPGATE.EXE file currently resides, and
<smtp???> is the corresponding executable file for your TCP/IP
software vendor.
For example, if you ran the self-extracting file from the TEST
directory on drive D, your SMTPGATE.EXE file is located in the
MAILEXE directory on drive C, and you are using Microsoft TCP/IP
for LAN Manager, type the following command and press ENTER:
copy d:\test\smtplmn.exe c:\mailexe\smtpgate.exe
NOTE: The SMTPGATE.EXE file typically resides on the postoffice
server in the Mail executables directory as well as on the machine
where the gateway is running. Make sure that SMTPGATE.EXE,
SMTPGET.EXE, and SMTPPUT.EXE are all located in the same
subdirectory where the gateway is launched from and that all copies
are updated appropriately.
To Set Up Character Translation for Non-US-ASCII Character Set
- Decide which character set is desired. The following is a list of
the character sets, associated filenames, and references that are
located on the disk provided with this update:
Character set | Inbound | Outbound | Reference
-------------------------------------------------------------
US-ASCII | Built in | Built in | ANSI X3.4
Swedish/Finnish | SWEDISHI.TBL | SWEDISHO.TBL| SIS 63 61 27
version 2 | | | (ISO-646-SE2)
-------------------------------------------------------------
Norwegian/Danish | NORWEGI.TBL | NORWEGO.TBL | NS 455
version 1 | | | (ISO-646-NO)
-------------------------------------------------------------
German | GERMANI.TBL | GERMANO.TBL | DIN 66003
| | | (ISO-646-DE)
-------------------------------------------------------------
Latin Alphabet 1 | LATIN1I.TBL | LATIN1O.TBL | ISO 8859-1
-------------------------------------------------------------
Code Page 850 | Built-in | CP850O.TBL | IBM
| default | |
NOTE: If SMTPGATE.EXE does not find the SMTPIN.TBL and SMTPOUT.TBL
files, the built-in default tables are used.
- At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER
copy <path>:\<??????i.tbl> <destination>\smtp\smtpin.tbl
copy <path>:\<??????o.tbl> <destination>\smtp\smtpout.tbl
For example, if you ran the self-extracting file from the TEST
directory on drive D, your Microsoft Mail postoffice is located on
drive M, and you are using the German translation table, type the
following commands and press ENTER after each command:
copy d:\test\germani.tbl m:\smtp\smtpin.tbl
copy d:\test\germano.tbl m:\smtp\smtpout.tbl
Translation Details
Inbound messages have the subject and text body translated based on
the SMTPIN.TBL file. Friendly names are not translated.
Outbound messages have the subject and text body translated based on
the SMTPOUT.TBL file. Friendly names are translated based on an
internal table that maps extended characters to a 7-bit equivalent.
NOTE:
- Only 7-bit characters are supported in a Microsoft Mail address, which
consists of the network name, postoffice name, and mailbox ID.
- The tables for national 7-bit character sets (Swedish/Finnish,
Norwegian/Danish, and German) will convert characters with character
codes above 127 according to Latin Alphabet 1 for inbound messages. That
is, they will accept national characters (F, V, and so forth) according
to both 7-bit and 8-bit standards.
Gateway Operation
Informational messages are displayed on the screen and in the SMTP gateway
log file when you use the -CD (debugging), -LACSY (full logging to
SMTPGATE.LOG), and/or -GACSY (full logging to the SMTPGATE screen) options
when you start up the gateway.
If the SMTP translation files are not found, the following messages are
displayed:
18:02:40 - Open File <f:smtp\smtpin.tbl> failed,
No such file or directory
18:02:40 - f:smtp\smtpin.tbl table not loaded,
default translation invoked.
18:02:40 - Open File <f:smtp\smtpout.tbl> failed,
No such file or directory
18:02:40 - f:smtp\smtpout.tbl table not loaded,
default translation invoked.
If the SMTP translation file(s) are found and can be loaded, the following
messages are displayed:
11:19:09 - f:smtp\smtpin.tbl table translation loaded.
11:19:09 - f:smtp\smtpout.tbl table translation loaded.
If problems with a translation file are detected, the default translation
message and one of the following messages are displayed:
18:02:40 - File <f:smtp\smtpout.tbl> header size invalid.
18:02:40 - File <f:smtp\smtpout.tbl> translation checksum invalid.
18:02:40 - File <f:smtp\smtpout.tbl> translation table size invalid.
