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           MAILbus 400 Message Router Gateway for OpenVMS VAX, Version 1.2B

           Cover Letter

           AV-R92SB-TE


           This Cover Letter lists the functional changes that have been in-
           troduced in Version 1.2B of the MAILbus 400[TM] Message Router[TM]
           Gateway for OpenVMS[TM] VAX[TM].

           This Cover Letter also describes how to install Version 1.2B of
           the Gateway.

           Functional Changes to the MAILbus 400 Message Router Gateway

           The following changes have been made to the Gateway for Version
           1.2B.Full details of these changes are given in the MAILbus 400
           Message Router Gateway for OpenVMS VAX: Release Notes.

           o  The MAILbus 400 Message Router Gateway V1.2B is Year 2000
              Ready. It will be unaffected by the rollover caused by the turn
              of the century.

           o  The address for Reader's comments as documented in the Re-
              lease Notes and the books is no longer relevant. If the readers
              have some comments to send they should use the prepaid read-
              ers'comments forms, if they are supplied at the back of the
              book or comments on documentation should be directed to the
              local customer support centres.

           Installing Version 1.2B

           To install this kit follow the instructions in MAILbus 400 Message
           Router Gateway for OpenVMS VAX: Installing with the following
           exceptions:

           o  Make sure you install one of the following configurations of
              prerequisite software:

              -  OpenVMS Operating System, V6.1 or V6.2
                 DECnet[TM]/OSI[R] V6.3
                 MAILbus 400 Message Transfer Agent for OpenVMS, V2.0 or
                 later, Base component

              -  OpenVMS Operating System V7.1
                 DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS V7.1 with ECO 1, including the DEC-
                 net Application Interface component (formerly known as the
                 OSI Applications Kernel or OSAK[TM])
                 MAILbus 400 Message Transfer Agent for OpenVMS, V2.0A or
                 later, Base component

                 For Y2K readiness, the Y2K Kit (Part Number VAXY2K0n_071)for
                 the OpenVMS V7.1 operating system should be added and the
                 MAILbus 400 MTA V2.0B installed.

 






           o  The approximate disk space required on the system disk is 7100
              blocks during installation and 6600 blocks after installation.

           o  Note that Version 1.2B is no longer distributed on 9-track 1600
              BPI Magtape or TK50 Streaming Tape. It is only available as
              part of the DIGITAL CD-ROM Software Library for OpenVMS VAX
              Layered Products. This means the installation instructions are
              different from those in Version 1.2.

              From the SYSTEM account on the node or cluster where you want
              to install the Gateway, mount the CD-ROM as follows:

                 $ MOUNT device-name volume-label

              where device-name and volume-label are as specified in the
              OpenVMS Layered Products Compact Disk User's Guide The Gateway
              files are located on the CD-ROM in the directory named XMRB012.

           o  The command to install the Gateway is:

                 $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL XMRB012 device-name OPTIONS N

           The image identification of the new images in this kit is XMR
           V1.2-B.

           The version number of the kit when displayed using NCL management
           is V1.2.4.





























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