The one that isn't RFC Compliant for this particular issue. > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrey Fyodorov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 3:49 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: MIME and Exchange > > > Most other mail servers can send mail to Exchange but PRDL > can't. Who seems to be more at fault? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Deckler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 4:21 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: MIME and Exchange > > > Well, I think that you are correct in being skeptical of > PMDF. First, as identified in the following Q-article, > Innosoft does not appear to even support this configuration. > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q185107&; > > Innosoft recommends connecting to Exchange via X.400, not > SMTP and SMTP connectivity to Exchange is not recommended or > supported (unless something has changed since this Q-article.) > > I would be willing to bet that the issue that you are > experiencing is very similar in nature to the issues in the > Q-article. It likely is some issue with the PDMF client or > gateway not properly formatting the MIME message. > > Let me know if any of this is helpful or if you need some > additional information. The simple fact that Innosoft does > not support your configuration is a pretty damning evidence > to the fact that PMDF is at fault. > > > Here's the story. We have essentially 2 systems...legacy system > > running PMDF mail, and the Windows end running Exchange 2000. Users > > frequently send messages, with attachments(simple text files) or > > bodies full of text(plain...fixed width), from the legacy end, via > > PMDF 6.11, to the Exchange Server ( Windows 2000 sp2, exchange sp2) > > and the messages are read with a mix of Outlook 2000 - 2002.=20 > > > > Recently, some of these mails have not been reaching users inbox in > > Outlook. PMDF logs show that the message was sent, but no > > acknowledgment was received from Exchange, so PMDF marks it as a > > failure, and backs off and tries again later. SMTP logs on the > > Exchange Server show EHLO, MAIL, RCPT commands but no DATA or QUIT > > commands as a successful SMTP conversation would. > > > > Playing around with it some more resulted in some more data...it's > > possible to force PMDF to send the attachment as different > MIME parts. > > If the attachment comes across as the 2nd MIME part it gets > delivered > > on Exchange with no problem...but if it's included as the 1st MIME > > part, it doesn't come through. Note that the message isn't > long...it > > just has a lot of columns.(224) sometimes with characters > and things > > like tabs, *, > > - or ~'s. If we send just a short message, and short > attachment, in the > > first MIME part, it comes across...thus leading me to believe that > > there's some kind of byte limitation in the first MIME part. > > > > PMDF support, and the PMDF admin here thinks it's > Exchange...that it's > > in "violation" of some MIME RFC...I don't know. I can grab > one of the > > files that won't come over and send it to Exchange from Yahoo, > > Hotmail, or AOL (yuck) and it comes over without a problem...I know > > that most mail services embed the attachments in the 2nd MIME part, > > but I think that's because even if you don't include any body text, > > they stick in that dumb advertising in the body of the > message, thus > > forcing the attachment into MIME part #2. > > > > They are telling me to call PSS about this...but I hesitate > to do so > > because stuff like this inevitably winds up being a PMDF > screw up or > > misconfiguration (in case you haven't figured it out by now, I hate > > PMDF). > > > > Latest version of Trend Scanmail for Exchange 2000 is installed and > > running on the Exchange 2000 box.=20 > > > > Thanks in advance. > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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