PROFS: Where Incoming/Outgoing Mail Files Are Stored (87221)

SUMMARY

For all mail exchanged between the LAN and host by means of the Microsoft Mail Gateway to IBM PROFS and OfficeVision, temporary files are created in the VMGATE directory of the mail system database.

For LAN mail going to the host, HostDisp (or VMGATE) extracts mail items and places them in a file called CSIOUT.DAT. When the program is ready to transfer these messages to the host, it copies CSIOUT.DAT to PROFSIN.DAT. The PROFSIN.DAT file is then used by the 3270 emulator's SEND program to transfer the messages to the gateway VM ID's 191 "A" disk.

For host mail coming into the LAN, the 3270 emulator's RECEIVE program creates a file called PROFSOUT.DAT in the VMGATE directory. This file is immediately copied to CSIIN.DAT by the HostDisp (or VMGATE) program. When HostDisp is ready to insert this mail into the database, it creates a temporary work file called CSIWORK.DAT.

All of the files mentioned above are deleted if the mail transfer is successful.