SUMMARY
When the Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP version 3.0 command line includes
the -BThh:mm (Break Absolute Time) option switch, the program may stop
immediately after it starts. This problem occurs when the specified tile
is earlier than the current time on the system clock. This is not an error
in the gateway program because the default absolute date is the current
system date.
When you use the -BT option with the SMTP gateway, use the -BDmm-dd-yy
option as well. Doing so allows the absolute break time to specify a time
after midnight.
Note: The gateway does not break at the time specified in the -BT option;
it breaks on the check for outgoing mail that follows the specified time.
Use the -Wnnn (wait option) to specify the delay between checks for
outgoing mail; the default wait period is 120 seconds (2 minutes).
Example
At 11:00 a.m. on January 14, 1993, you want to set the SMTP gateway to
run until 1:00 a.m. on January 15, 1993. If you enter the following
command, the gateway stops immediately because 1:00 a.m. on January
14, 1993 has already passed:
However, if you enter the following command, the gateway runs until
after 1:00 a.m. on January 15, 1993, as desired:
SMTPGATE -DM -BT01:00 -BD01-15-93