MHS: Incoming Messages Lose 79th Character

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Mail Gateway to MHS, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

Incoming messages that contain a line longer than 79 characters are wrapped after the 78th column, and the 79th character is deleted.

CAUSE

When OUTPOST.EXE parses a message, it looks for the carriage return- linefeed (CR/LF) combination to indicate the end of the line. The 79th character is not being preserved during this check.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 3.0 of Microsoft Mail Gateway to MHS. This problem is corrected in OUTPOST.EXE version 3.0.6. If you do not have version 3.0.6 (or later), you can download MHSOUT.EXE, a self-extracting file, on the following services:

• Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet

        On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon.
        Click Knowledge Base, and select the product.
        Enter kbfile MHSOUT.EXE (size: 57458 bytes) 
                               , and click GO!
        Open the article, and click the button to download the file.
  
  

• Internet (anonymous FTP)

        ftp ftp.microsoft.com
        Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder.
        Get MHSOUT.EXE (size: 57458 bytes) 
  

• The Microsoft Network

        On the Edit menu, click Go To, and then click Other Location.
        Type "mssupport" (without the quotation marks).
        Double-click the MS Software Library icon.
        Find the appropriate product area.
        Locate and Download MHSOUT.EXE.
  

• Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

        Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
        Download MHSOUT.EXE (size: 57458 bytes) 
  

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   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online
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