Archive-Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 05:02:59 -0700 From: "Najman Kahana" Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 20:01:03 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Subject: MLF mass maintenance Message-ID: <39872C7F.27820.7B419B@localhost> Hello. I have to write a program which will have to make frequent large updates to our internal mailing list. I would like to work directly on the mailing list's file. Is there a description of the record layout of this file ? Is there any existing software to do this kind of maintenance ? My list will have around 4,000 users and be very "dynamic". Thank you Najman Kahana Hadassah University Hospital Jerusalem, Israel =========================== Najman Kahana Hadassah University Hospital Jerusalem, Israel E-mail: Najman@hadassah.org.il =============================== ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 07:07:06 -0700 Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 9:07:10 -0500 From: Hunter Goatley Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Message-ID: <000802090711.202000c0@goatley.com> Subject: RE: MLF mass maintenance >From: "Najman Kahana" > >Hello. > >I have to write a program which will have to make frequent large updates to >our internal mailing list. > >I would like to work directly on the mailing list's file. >Is there a description of the record layout of this file ? In the MX sources ([MX.MLF]). The format has not changed since V4.1 or so, so it doesn't matter if you're using MX V4.2 or V5.1. >Is there any existing software to do this kind of maintenance ? > Not that I know about. Hunter ------ Hunter Goatley, Process Software, http://www.process.com/ http://www.goatley.com/hunter/ ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 08:17:59 -0700 Message-ID: <4.2.2.20000808100747.00b31920@mail.acu.edu> Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 10:14:00 -0500 To: mx-list@madgoat.com From: Tom Dolan Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Subject: ACP file create failed In-Reply-To: <200008081506.KAA02667@nicanor.acu.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed HELP! smtp_server will not start - it gives a "ACP file create failed" error. All other processes working fine. Lots of free disk space on all disks. Where do I start looking for the corrupt file? MX 5.1 on VMS 6.1, microvax 3400 Tom Dolan Dolan@Bible.acu.edu 242 Bible Building Systems Manager ACU Box 29454 College of Biblical Studies Abilene, TX 79699 Abilene Christian University 915.674.3706 http://dolan.acu.edu ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 08:22:21 -0700 Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 10:22:18 -0500 From: Hunter Goatley Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: MX-List@MadGoat.com CC: Dolan@Bible.acu.edu Message-ID: <000808102218.2020013c@goatley.com> Subject: RE: ACP file create failed Tom Dolan writes: > >HELP! > >smtp_server will not start - it gives a "ACP file create failed" >error. All other processes working fine. > >Lots of free disk space on all disks. > >Where do I start looking for the corrupt file? > I'd do this: $ set watch file/class=major $ run mx_exe:smtp_server And see which file it's trying to create that fails. Hunter ------ Hunter Goatley, Process Software, http://www.process.com/ http://www.goatley.com/hunter/ ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 08:32:41 -0700 Message-ID: <4.2.2.20000808102346.00b2e5c0@mail.acu.edu> Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 10:28:40 -0500 To: MX-List@MadGoat.com From: Tom Dolan Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Subject: RE: ACP file create failed In-Reply-To: <000808102218.2020013c@goatley.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed At 10:22 AM 8/8/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Tom Dolan writes: >>HELP! >>smtp_server will not start - it gives a "ACP file create failed" >>error. All other processes working fine. >>Lots of free disk space on all disks. >>Where do I start looking for the corrupt file? >I'd do this: > $ set watch file/class=major > $ run mx_exe:smtp_server >And see which file it's trying to create that fails. >Hunter Hunter, Thanks for the help. I deleted all of the log files (smtp_server*.*;*) log files in mx_root:[smtp] before I tried your command. When I ran @sys$startup:mx_startup smtp_server it ran with no errors! Must of been a corrupt log file? I shouldn't have deleted the log files - but on the other hand it did fix the problem! Tom Dolan Dolan@Bible.acu.edu 242 Bible Building Systems Manager ACU Box 29454 College of Biblical Studies Abilene, TX 79699 Abilene Christian University 915.674.3706 http://dolan.acu.edu ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 08:36:30 -0700 Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 10:36:28 -0500 From: Hunter Goatley Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Message-ID: <000808103628.2020013c@goatley.com> Subject: RE: ACP file create failed Tom Dolan writes: > >Thanks for the help. I deleted all of the log files (smtp_server*.*;*) >log files in mx_root:[smtp] before I tried your command. When I ran >@sys$startup:mx_startup smtp_server it ran with no errors! Must of been >a corrupt log file? > >I shouldn't have deleted the log files - but on the other hand it did fix >the problem! > Maybe you'd reached version ;32767 for the log files? Hunter ------ Hunter Goatley, Process Software, http://www.process.com/ http://www.goatley.com/hunter/ ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 08:45:24 -0700 Message-ID: <4.2.2.20000808103938.00b3c220@mail.acu.edu> Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 10:41:26 -0500 To: MX-List@MadGoat.com From: Tom Dolan Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Subject: RE: ACP file create failed In-Reply-To: <000808103628.2020013c@goatley.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed >>Thanks for the help. I deleted all of the log files (smtp_server*.*;*) >>log files in mx_root:[smtp] before I tried your command. When I ran >>@sys$startup:mx_startup smtp_server it ran with no errors! Must of been >>a corrupt log file? >>I shouldn't have deleted the log files - but on the other hand it did fix >>the problem! > >Maybe you'd reached version ;32767 for the log files? Very possible - they were in the 30,000+ range - I'd have to go to the backup tape to make sure - should have noted it before I deleted them. Tom Dolan Dolan@Bible.acu.edu 242 Bible Building Systems Manager ACU Box 29454 College of Biblical Studies Abilene, TX 79699 Abilene Christian University 915.674.3706 http://dolan.acu.edu ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 08:08:08 -0700 Message-ID: <022a01c00213$705c3860$c68387c0@ulm.edu> From: "Chance Eppinette" Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: Subject: Urgent ... Broken SMTP service Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 10:06:47 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0227_01C001E9.8753D5C0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0227_01C001E9.8753D5C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, OK, I'm having a bad morning... I had sent this message out and didn't send to the right address. So = I'll try again. > This morning I came in to find that my MX smtp service was not accepting = connections. I am running on OpenVMS AXP v7.2-1 and MX V5.1-X The service had been doing OK until I got this in the smtp log file this = past weekend: =20 %DEBUGBOOT-W-EXQUOTA, process quota exceeded %MX-F-MEMALLOC, error allocating memory from zone TXTZONE -LIB-F-INSVIRMEM, insufficient virtual memory 5-AUG-2000 00:54:50.67: MX SMTP Server (pid 0003AC9E) exiting, status = =3D 1C278034 =20 I quickly ran mx_watchdog at the time to restart smtp. Now this morning smtp shows idle: 00000248 MX SMTP Server Idle SMTP server (over TCP/IP) =20 But it will not accept any connections. I have even attempted to reboot = the system with no luck from that either. > Now, my smtp service is sporadically accepting connections. It may be = stable for the moment, but I can not determine why it would not respond = earlier. Thanks in advance for any help/ideas. =20 Chance Eppinette eppinette@ulm.edu Technology Support Manager ULM Computing Center 318-342-5021 fax: 318-342-5018 ------=_NextPart_000_0227_01C001E9.8753D5C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello,
OK, I'm having a bad = morning...
I had sent this message out and didn't = send to the=20 right address.  So I'll try again.
 
>
This morning I came in to find = that my MX=20 smtp service was not accepting connections.
I am running on OpenVMS = AXP=20 v7.2-1 and MX V5.1-X
The service had been doing OK until I got this = in the=20 smtp log file this past weekend:
 
%DEBUGBOOT-W-EXQUOTA, = process=20 quota exceeded
%MX-F-MEMALLOC, error allocating memory from zone=20 TXTZONE
-LIB-F-INSVIRMEM, insufficient virtual = memory
 5-AUG-2000=20 00:54:50.67:  MX SMTP Server (pid 0003AC9E) exiting, status =3D=20 1C278034
 
I quickly ran mx_watchdog at the time to restart=20 smtp.
Now this morning smtp shows idle:
00000248 MX SMTP = Server =20 Idle           &nb= sp;  =20 SMTP server (over TCP/IP)
 
But it will not accept any = connections.  I=20 have even attempted to reboot the system with no luck from that=20 either.
>
 
Now, my smtp service is sporadically = accepting=20 connections.  It may be stable for the moment, but I can not = determine why=20 it would not respond earlier.
 
Thanks in advance for any=20 help/ideas.

 
Chance Eppinette
eppinette@ulm.edu
Technology = Support=20 Manager
ULM Computing Center
318-342-5021
fax:=20 318-342-5018
------=_NextPart_000_0227_01C001E9.8753D5C0-- ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 13:50:10 -0700 Message-ID: <00bb01c00243$0446ff40$4669010a@wvwc.edu> From: "Jim Poling" Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: Subject: MX 4.2 with Multinet SMTP Server Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 16:47:21 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We need to get spammers off our Alpha, but we really need MX-List. Is there anyway to have MX use the SMTP server of our Multinet TCP/IP installation instead of its own NETLIB version? Or can anyone get a compiled version of the MX 4.2 SMTP_SERVER.EXE for Alpha with the NO Relay option for SMTP. I'd try to compile it myself, but I don't have/can't get a BLISS compiler. Thanks, -Jim Poling Network Specialist WV Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 13:55:14 -0700 Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 15:54:56 -0500 From: "Chance W. Eppinette" Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: MX-LIST@MADGOAT.COM Message-ID: <009EE5A2.A0BE4EBC.29@ulm.edu> Subject: Version differences I just noticed that the madgoat.com site has been publicizing MX v5.1-A Is this version older or newer than v5.1-X ??? Thanks, Chance Eppinette ULM Computing Center 318-342-5021 ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:00:03 -0700 Message-ID: <3991C805.8262690E@SMTP.DeltaTel.RU> Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 01:07:17 +0400 From: "Ruslan R. Laishev" Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com MIME-Version: 1.0 To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Subject: Re: MX 4.2 with Multinet SMTP Server References: <00bb01c00243$0446ff40$4669010a@wvwc.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ji, Jim! Jim Poling wrote: > > We need to get spammers off our Alpha, but we really need MX-List. Is there > anyway to have MX use the SMTP server of our Multinet TCP/IP installation > instead of its own NETLIB version? What you meant ? > > Or can anyone get a compiled version of the MX 4.2 SMTP_SERVER.EXE for Alpha > with the NO Relay option for SMTP. I'd try to compile it myself, but I > don't have/can't get a BLISS compiler. You can get the BLISS compiler from Freware CD-rom at www.openvms.digital.com, no-spam-add-on was writen in C. > > Thanks, > > -Jim Poling > Network Specialist > WV Wesleyan College > Buckhannon, WV -- +.....................pure personal opinion..........................+ Free & commercial software for ISP -> HTTP://WWW.RadiusVMS.COM Cel:+7 (901) 971-3222, Fax:+7 (812) 115-1035 ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 16:28:30 -0700 Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 18:28:27 -0500 From: Hunter Goatley Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: MX-List@MadGoat.com CC: poling@wvwc.edu Message-ID: <000809182827.202000ba@goatley.com> Subject: RE: MX 4.2 with Multinet SMTP Server "Jim Poling" writes: > >We need to get spammers off our Alpha, but we really need MX-List. Is there >anyway to have MX use the SMTP server of our Multinet TCP/IP installation >instead of its own NETLIB version? > Not and still use the MX queues, etc. >Or can anyone get a compiled version of the MX 4.2 SMTP_SERVER.EXE for Alpha >with the NO Relay option for SMTP. I'd try to compile it myself, but I >don't have/can't get a BLISS compiler. > Sure you can. It's free. You can find it on the OpenVMS Freeware CD, or at various places on the 'net, including: ftp://ftp.wku.edu/vms/bliss/ Hunter ------ Hunter Goatley, Process Software, http://www.process.com/ http://www.goatley.com/hunter/ ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 01:33:25 -0700 From: "Martin Vorlaender" Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: CC: Subject: RE: Version differences Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:34:52 +0200 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: Chance W. Eppinette wrote: > I just noticed that the madgoat.com site has been publicizing > MX v5.1-A > Is this version older or newer than v5.1-X ??? 5.1-X denotes a patched 5.1 installation. Besides integrating patches (up to ECO 14, IIRC), 5.1-A added a few bugfixes. See http://www.madgoat.com/mx/mx051_release_notes.txt cu, Martin -- One OS to rule them all | Martin Vorlaender | VMS & WNT programmer One OS to find them | work: mv@pdv-systeme.de One OS to bring them all | http://www.pdv-systeme.de/users/martinv/ And in the Darkness bind them.| home: martin@radiogaga.harz.de ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 02:29:38 -0700 Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000817110333.00abfbf0@kthbib.lib.kth.se> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 11:22:57 +0200 To: MX-List@MadGoat.com From: Anders Olsson Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Subject: attachments lost when set forward in VMS-mail MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi! We have a situation where attachments gets lost, i e gets mixed with the=20 mail, when a forward has been set in VMSmail. I have taken this question to= =20 a VMS-list but after a very experienced VMS-user saw what happened he=20 suggested me to go to the MX-list. Our settings are: VMS 7.1, MX V5.1-X, IUPOP3 server Anders Olsson wrote: >> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 08:52:48 +0200 >> From: anders@lib.kth.se >> To: anders@lib.kth.se, testpilot@lib.kth.se >> Message-ID: <009EEBB0.FB6F25B6.22@lib.kth.se> >> Subject: test 2 >> >> Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000817083811.00b0cbc0@kthbib.lib.kth.se> >> X-Sender: anders@kthbib.lib.kth.se >> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 >> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 08:39:49 +0200 >> To: anders@lib.kth.se, testpilot@lib.kth.se >> From: Anders Olsson >> Subject: test 2 >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: multipart/mixed;=20 boundary=3D"=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D_= 782270375=3D=3D_" >> >> --=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D_782270= 375=3D=3D_ >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3D"us-ascii"; format=3Dflowed >> >> Test 2, now with an attachment. >> --=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D_782270= 375=3D=3D_ >> Content-Type: application/msword; name=3D"TEST.doc"; >> x-mac-type=3D"42494E41"; x-mac-creator=3D"4D535744" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 >> Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=3D"TEST.doc" > > >If I interpret the above correct, then the forward are indeed broke >as it neither keeps the original multipart MIME headers or treats >the the original email as a new attachment. It does not supply any MIME >headers at all, so the mail cleint are correct interpreting all >the forwarded stuff as plain text. > > >I would contact the MX people and hear if not they can improve this. > > >Arne Is this something anybody else has experienced. Is there a setting in MX=20 where it can be solved, i e treat forwarded messages as they originally=20 where in a corrrect MIME-fashion. regards Anders Olsson __________________________________________________________ " En juste flanellograf sl=E5r vilken webl=E4sare som helst" (L.= Wittgenstein) __________________________________________________________ Anders Olsson, Systemadministrat=F6r, KTHB tel: 08-790 71 07 alt. 070-641 39 63 Fax: 08-790 78 52 =0Amailto:anders@lib.kth.se ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 02:42:56 -0700 Message-ID: <399BB38C.4EE42ED0@SMTP.DeltaTel.RU> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 13:42:36 +0400 From: "Ruslan R. Laishev" Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com MIME-Version: 1.0 To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Subject: Re: attachments lost when set forward in VMS-mail References: <4.2.0.58.20000817110333.00abfbf0@kthbib.lib.kth.se> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit How is forward set ? set foward <"user@dom.com"> ? Or set forward ? Anders Olsson wrote: > > Hi! > We have a situation where attachments gets lost, i e gets mixed with the > mail, when a forward has been set in VMSmail. I have taken this question to > a VMS-list but after a very experienced VMS-user saw what happened he > suggested me to go to the MX-list. > Our settings are: VMS 7.1, MX V5.1-X, IUPOP3 server During normal cirumstances mail is functioning all right, attachments > getting through etc etc. > But when a forward is set to another adress then it stops working as it > should. Now I would like to quote a bit from what I sent to the VMS list > and the suggestion from Arne Vajhøj. > > >Anders Olsson wrote: > >> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 08:52:48 +0200 > >> From: anders@lib.kth.se > >> To: anders@lib.kth.se, testpilot@lib.kth.se > >> Message-ID: <009EEBB0.FB6F25B6.22@lib.kth.se> > >> Subject: test 2 > >> > >> Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000817083811.00b0cbc0@kthbib.lib.kth.se> > >> X-Sender: anders@kthbib.lib.kth.se > >> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 > >> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 08:39:49 +0200 > >> To: anders@lib.kth.se, testpilot@lib.kth.se > >> From: Anders Olsson > >> Subject: test 2 > >> MIME-Version: 1.0 > >> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; > boundary="=====================_782270375==_" > >> > >> --=====================_782270375==_ > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > >> > >> Test 2, now with an attachment. > >> --=====================_782270375==_ > >> Content-Type: application/msword; name="TEST.doc"; > >> x-mac-type="42494E41"; x-mac-creator="4D535744" > >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 > >> Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="TEST.doc" > > > > > >If I interpret the above correct, then the forward are indeed broke > >as it neither keeps the original multipart MIME headers or treats > >the the original email as a new attachment. It does not supply any MIME > >headers at all, so the mail cleint are correct interpreting all > >the forwarded stuff as plain text. > > > > > >I would contact the MX people and hear if not they can improve this. > > > > > >Arne > > Is this something anybody else has experienced. Is there a setting in MX > where it can be solved, i e treat forwarded messages as they originally > where in a corrrect MIME-fashion. > regards > Anders Olsson > > __________________________________________________________ > " En juste flanellograf slår vilken webläsare som helst" (L. Wittgenstein) > __________________________________________________________ > > Anders Olsson, Systemadministratör, KTHB > tel: 08-790 71 07 alt. 070-641 39 63 > Fax: 08-790 78 52 > > mailto:anders@lib.kth.se -- Cheers, +OpenVMS [Sys|Net] HardWorker........................................+ Russia,Delta Telecom Inc, Cel: +7 (901) 971-3222 191119,St.Petersburg,Transportny per. 3 116-3222 Fax: +7 (812) 115-1035 +http://www.levitte.org/~rlaishev/ .......... SysMan rides HailStorm + ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 04:37:43 -0700 Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000817132349.00abfce0@kthbib.lib.kth.se> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 13:31:22 +0200 To: MX-List@MadGoat.com From: Anders Olsson Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Subject: Re: attachments lost when set forward in VMS-mail In-Reply-To: <399BB38C.4EE42ED0@SMTP.DeltaTel.RU> References: <4.2.0.58.20000817110333.00abfbf0@kthbib.lib.kth.se> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At 13:42 2000-08-17 +0400, you wrote: >How is forward set ? set foward <"user@dom.com"> ? Or set forward = ? Forward is set like this in all our cases. SYSTEM > mail MAIL> sh forw/use=3Dtestpilot TESTPILOT has mail forwarded to ANDERS@LIB.KTH.SE I think that before you had to use an MX-syntax with quotationmarks in=20 forwardaddresses. I don=B4t use that since I have experienced that it wasn= =B4t=20 necessary to get the forwarding to function anyway. In my systartup_vms.com= =20 I have this line $ DEFINE/SYSTEM MAIL$INTERNET_TRANSPORT MX Please advice if you need more info to solve this. Tanks a bunch Anders Olsson __________________________________________________________ " En juste flanellograf sl=E5r vilken webl=E4sare som helst" (L.= Wittgenstein) __________________________________________________________ Anders Olsson, Systemadministrat=F6r, KTHB tel: 08-790 71 07 alt. 070-641 39 63 Fax: 08-790 78 52 =0Amailto:anders@lib.kth.se ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 05:32:09 -0700 Sender: maulis@ludens.elte.hu Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 14:30:49 +0200 From: Maulis Adam Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Message-ID: <009EEBE0.33E0B7FA.17@ludens.elte.hu> Subject: Re: attachments lost when set forward in VMS-mail Hello, (I have no experience in MX 5.x.) > SYSTEM > mail > >MAIL> sh forw/use=testpilot >TESTPILOT has mail forwarded to ANDERS@LIB.KTH.SE This is not enough. (MX 4.2) > > >I think that before you had to use an MX-syntax with quotationmarks in >forwardaddresses. I don´t use that since I have experienced that it wasn´t >necessary to get the forwarding to function anyway. In my systartup_vms.com >I have this line > >$ DEFINE/SYSTEM MAIL$INTERNET_TRANSPORT MX These are not enough. (MX 4.2) Use: VMS 6.2: MAIL> set forward "MX%""ANDERS@LIB.KTH.SE""" /user=testpilot VMS 7.2: MAIL> set forward MX%"ANDERS@LIB.KTH.SE" /user=testpilot Justification: When MX Local deliver a message it looking for a forward entry. If MX Local found a MX%... style forward entry, requeue message directly to SMTP agent. If MX local found any other forward then try deliver with MAIL$.. function that call MX_MAILSHR that generates a new header. (Inserts a blank line to the header). -- Adam Maulis Just my hint... ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 05:48:56 -0700 Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000817143649.00aae100@kthbib.lib.kth.se> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 14:42:34 +0200 To: MX-List@MadGoat.com From: Anders Olsson Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Subject: Re: attachments lost when set forward in VMS-mail In-Reply-To: <009EEBE0.33E0B7FA.17@ludens.elte.hu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At 14:30 2000-08-17 +0200, you wrote: >Hello, > >(I have no experience in MX 5.x.) > > > SYSTEM > mail > > > >MAIL> sh forw/use=3Dtestpilot > >TESTPILOT has mail forwarded to ANDERS@LIB.KTH.SE > >This is not enough. (MX 4.2) > > > > > > > >I think that before you had to use an MX-syntax with quotationmarks in > >forwardaddresses. I don=B4t use that since I have experienced that it= wasn=B4t > >necessary to get the forwarding to function anyway. In my= systartup_vms.com > >I have this line > > > >$ DEFINE/SYSTEM MAIL$INTERNET_TRANSPORT MX > >These are not enough. (MX 4.2) > >Use: > >VMS 6.2: >MAIL> set forward "MX%""ANDERS@LIB.KTH.SE""" /user=3Dtestpilot >VMS 7.2: >MAIL> set forward MX%"ANDERS@LIB.KTH.SE" /user=3Dtestpilot > > >Justification: > >When MX Local deliver a message it looking for a forward entry. >If MX Local found a MX%... style forward entry, requeue message >directly to SMTP agent. >If MX local found any other forward then try deliver with MAIL$.. function >that call MX_MAILSHR that generates a new header. (Inserts a blank line >to the header). > >-- >Adam Maulis > >Just my hint... Those hints were great because You were right. The way I had put the=20 forward wasn=B4t enough. Thing is I have had it like that for years and=20 nobody have complained. OK, there haven=B4t been hundreds of people with=20 forward like that, but tens of them anyway. I don=B4t have VMS 7.2 but even= =20 in 7.1 it seems like mx%"anders@lib.kth.se" is sufficient. I think I better start rewriting the forwardaddresses now. Thanks very, very mauch Anders Olsson __________________________________________________________ " En juste flanellograf sl=E5r vilken webl=E4sare som helst" (L.= Wittgenstein) __________________________________________________________ Anders Olsson, Systemadministrat=F6r, KTHB tel: 08-790 71 07 alt. 070-641 39 63 Fax: 08-790 78 52 =0Amailto:anders@lib.kth.se ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 07:52:15 -0700 Message-ID: From: Andrew Robinson Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: "'MX-List@MadGoat.com'" Subject: Please Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 15:49:36 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable unsubscribe -----Original Message----- From: Anders Olsson [mailto:anders@lib.kth.se] Sent: 17 August 2000 13:43 To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Subject: Re: attachments lost when set forward in VMS-mail At 14:30 2000-08-17 +0200, you wrote: >Hello, > >(I have no experience in MX 5.x.) > > > SYSTEM > mail > > > >MAIL> sh forw/use=3Dtestpilot > >TESTPILOT has mail forwarded to ANDERS@LIB.KTH.SE > >This is not enough. (MX 4.2) > > > > > > > >I think that before you had to use an MX-syntax with quotationmarks = in > >forwardaddresses. I don=B4t use that since I have experienced that = it wasn=B4t > >necessary to get the forwarding to function anyway. In my systartup_vms.com > >I have this line > > > >$ DEFINE/SYSTEM MAIL$INTERNET_TRANSPORT MX > >These are not enough. (MX 4.2) > >Use: > >VMS 6.2: >MAIL> set forward "MX%""ANDERS@LIB.KTH.SE""" /user=3Dtestpilot >VMS 7.2: >MAIL> set forward MX%"ANDERS@LIB.KTH.SE" /user=3Dtestpilot > > >Justification: > >When MX Local deliver a message it looking for a forward entry. >If MX Local found a MX%... style forward entry, requeue message >directly to SMTP agent. >If MX local found any other forward then try deliver with MAIL$.. = function >that call MX_MAILSHR that generates a new header. (Inserts a blank = line >to the header). > >-- >Adam Maulis > >Just my hint... Those hints were great because You were right. The way I had put the=20 forward wasn=B4t enough. Thing is I have had it like that for years and = nobody have complained. OK, there haven=B4t been hundreds of people = with=20 forward like that, but tens of them anyway. I don=B4t have VMS 7.2 but = even=20 in 7.1 it seems like mx%"anders@lib.kth.se" is sufficient. I think I better start rewriting the forwardaddresses now. Thanks very, very mauch Anders Olsson __________________________________________________________ " En juste flanellograf sl=E5r vilken webl=E4sare som helst" (L. = Wittgenstein) __________________________________________________________ Anders Olsson, Systemadministrat=F6r, KTHB tel: 08-790 71 07 alt. 070-641 39 63 Fax: 08-790 78 52 mailto:anders@lib.kth.se ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 16:19:53 -0700 Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 19:19:36 -0500 From: "Jonathan E. Hardis" Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: MX-List@MadGoat.com CC: hardis@garnet.nist.gov Message-ID: <009EF251.DEC04920.1@garnet.nist.gov> Subject: RE: attachments lost when set forward in VMS-mail > We have a situation where attachments gets lost, i e gets mixed with the > mail, when a forward has been set in VMSmail. I have taken this question > to a VMS-list but after a very experienced VMS-user saw what happened he > suggested me to go to the MX-list. > Our settings are: VMS 7.1, MX V5.1-X, IUPOP3 server From: "Ruslan R. Laishev" Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: Subject: REJMAN & Rules Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 23:10:05 +0400 Hi Matt! Can you add a rejection identification on which a mail is rejected ? We have a huge number of rejection rules and in some case we can't find on which one rejection was made. + Cheers, SysMan at DLS. www.dls.net - "Connecting with Care" www.radiusvms.com - RADIUS-VMS project ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:38:56 -0700 Message-ID: From: Joyce Cogar Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: "'mx-list@madgoat.com'" Subject: mail to host gets mx-f-nohost Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:32:54 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Hi, mail to user@frostburg.edu works but mail to user@mail.frostburg.edu fails This used to work mail sent from vms to mx%user@mail.frostburg.edu" fails with DNS errors=1 Last error: %MX-F-NOHOST, no such host shutdown and restart mx both nodes mx_smtp_log.log_somenumber shows 31-AUG-2000 07:46:13.39 =================================================== 31-AUG-2000 07:46:13.48 Processing queue entry number 6 on node FRA00 for path number 2 31-AUG-2000 07:46:13.57 Recipient: , route=mail.frostburg.edu 31-AUG-2000 07:46:13.64 SMTP_SEND: looking up host name mail.frostburg.edu 31-AUG-2000 07:46:13.72 SMTP_SEND: NETLIB_DNS_MX_LOOKUP status is 00000870 31-AUG-2000 07:46:13.79 -- %SYSTEM-W-ENDOFFILE, end of file 31-AUG-2000 07:46:14.13 1 rcpts need retry, next try 31-AUG-2000 08:16:14.13 31-AUG-2000 07:46:14.20 *** End of processing pass *** 31-AUG-2000 07:46:59.01 =================================================== 31-AUG-2000 07:46:59.04 Processing queue entry number 69 on node FRA00 for path number 2 mail to user@mail.frostburg.edu works from my home node which is not in forstbur.edu domain Please note new phone numbers Joyce Cogar USM Service Center jcogar@usmsc.edu P.O. Box 530 Voice:301.809.3163 Bowie, Maryland 20718-0530 Fax: 301.809.3130 www.usmsc.edu Please note new phone numbers Joyce Cogar USM Service Center jcogar@usmsc.edu P.O. Box 530 Voice:301.809.3163 Bowie, Maryland 20718-0530 Fax: 301.809.3130 www.usmsc.edu ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:41:20 -0700 Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 9:41:19 -0500 From: Hunter Goatley Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Message-ID: <000831094119.20200229@goatley.com> Subject: RE: mail to host gets mx-f-nohost Joyce Cogar writes: > >This used to work >mail sent from vms to > mx%user@mail.frostburg.edu" fails with > DNS errors=1 > Last error: %MX-F-NOHOST, no such host >shutdown and restart mx both nodes > There is apparently some sort of DNS problem on the local node. To be sure it's not a NETLIB problem, it wouldn't hurt to install the latest, if you haven't yet (2.2G). What does an NSLOOKUP MAIL.FROSTBURG.EDU from that local node show? Hunter ------ Hunter Goatley, Process Software, http://www.process.com/ http://www.goatley.com/hunter/ ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:44:19 -0700 Message-ID: From: Joyce Cogar Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: "'MX-List@MadGoat.com'" Subject: RE: mail to host gets mx-f-nohost Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:38:20 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain run sys$system:ucx$nslookup *** Can't initialize resolver. ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:46:03 -0700 Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 9:45:59 -0500 From: Hunter Goatley Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Message-ID: <000831094559.20200229@goatley.com> Subject: RE: mail to host gets mx-f-nohost Joyce Cogar writes: > >run sys$system:ucx$nslookup >*** Can't initialize resolver. > Unfortunately, I know nothing about UCX BIND resolver setup, but it sure looks to me like there's a problem there. Anyone else who uses UCX have any idea? Hunter ------ Hunter Goatley, Process Software, http://www.process.com/ http://www.goatley.com/hunter/ ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:46:51 -0700 Message-ID: <39AE6FB4.172C1E9E@SMTP.DeltaTel.RU> Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:46:12 +0400 From: "Ruslan R. Laishev" Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com MIME-Version: 1.0 To: MX-List@MadGoat.com Subject: Re: mail to host gets mx-f-nohost References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit $ nslookup -q=MX mail.frostburg.edu Server: edge.dls.net Address: 209.242.0.2 frostburg.EDU origin = freris.frostburg.EDU mail addr = postmaster.freris.frostburg.EDU serial = 2000080901 refresh = 3600 (1 hour) retry = 300 (5 mins) expire = 3600000 (41 days 16 hours) minimum ttl = 3600 (1 hour) Add to DNS record: mail.frostburg.edu IN MX 10 Joyce Cogar wrote: > > Hi, > mail to user@frostburg.edu works but mail to user@mail.frostburg.edu > fails > This used to work > mail sent from vms to > mx%user@mail.frostburg.edu" fails with > DNS errors=1 > Last error: %MX-F-NOHOST, no such host > shutdown and restart mx both nodes > > mx_smtp_log.log_somenumber shows > > 31-AUG-2000 07:46:13.39 =================================================== > 31-AUG-2000 07:46:13.48 Processing queue entry number 6 on node FRA00 for > path number 2 > 31-AUG-2000 07:46:13.57 Recipient: , > route=mail.frostburg.edu > 31-AUG-2000 07:46:13.64 SMTP_SEND: looking up host name mail.frostburg.edu > 31-AUG-2000 07:46:13.72 SMTP_SEND: NETLIB_DNS_MX_LOOKUP status is 00000870 > 31-AUG-2000 07:46:13.79 -- %SYSTEM-W-ENDOFFILE, end of file > 31-AUG-2000 07:46:14.13 1 rcpts need retry, next try 31-AUG-2000 > 08:16:14.13 > 31-AUG-2000 07:46:14.20 *** End of processing pass *** > 31-AUG-2000 07:46:59.01 =================================================== > 31-AUG-2000 07:46:59.04 Processing queue entry number 69 on node FRA00 for > path number 2 > > mail to user@mail.frostburg.edu works from my home node which is not in > forstbur.edu domain > > Please note new phone numbers > Joyce Cogar USM Service Center > jcogar@usmsc.edu P.O. Box 530 > Voice:301.809.3163 Bowie, Maryland 20718-0530 > Fax: 301.809.3130 www.usmsc.edu > > Please note new phone numbers > Joyce Cogar USM Service Center > jcogar@usmsc.edu P.O. Box 530 > Voice:301.809.3163 Bowie, Maryland 20718-0530 > Fax: 301.809.3130 www.usmsc.edu -- Cheers, +OpenVMS [Sys|Net] HardWorker........................................+ Russia,Delta Telecom Inc, Cel: +7 (901) 971-3222 191119,St.Petersburg,Transportny per. 3 116-3222 Fax: +7 (812) 115-1099 +http://www.levitte.org/~rlaishev/ .......... SysMan rides HailStorm + ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:48:47 -0700 Message-ID: <005401c0135a$7b9f0f60$180110ac@sysman.DeltaTel.RU> From: "Ruslan R. Laishev" Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: Subject: Re: mail to host gets mx-f-nohost Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:48:09 +0400 @sys$manager:ucx$config -----Original Message----- From: Joyce Cogar To: 'MX-List@MadGoat.com' Date: 31 Á×ÇÕÓÔÁ 2000 Ç. 18:45 Subject: RE: mail to host gets mx-f-nohost >run sys$system:ucx$nslookup >*** Can't initialize resolver. > > ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:52:39 -0700 Message-ID: From: Joyce Cogar Reply-To: MX-List@MadGoat.com To: "'MX-List@MadGoat.com'" Subject: RE: mail to host gets mx-f-nohost Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:46:34 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-2022-jp" thanks very much to everyone, we will try reconfiguring bind in ucx > -----Original Message----- > From: Ruslan R. Laishev [SMTP:laishev@mail.dls.net] > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 10:48 AM > To: MX-List@MadGoat.com > Subject: Re: mail to host gets mx-f-nohost > > @sys$manager:ucx$config > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joyce Cogar > To: 'MX-List@MadGoat.com' > Date: 31 $B%A%i%L%f%b%d%A(J 2000 $B%L(J. 18:45 > Subject: RE: mail to host gets mx-f-nohost > > > >run sys$system:ucx$nslookup > >*** Can't initialize resolver. > > > > >