MHS: Microsoft Mail Gateway to MHS OUTPOST.EXE Version 3.0.10

Last reviewed: March 9, 1998
Article ID: Q125246

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail Gateway to MHS, version 3.0

SUMMARY

Microsoft provides a replacement for the OUTPOST.EXE file that is included with version 3.0 of Microsoft Mail Gateway to MHS.

For complete information about obtaining and installing OUTPOST.EXE, see the following sections below:

To download the updated file
To update your OUTPOST.EXE file

MORE INFORMATION

This update resolves the following problems:

Incoming messages that contain a line longer than 79 characters are wrapped after the 78th column, and the 79th character is deleted.
Version 3.0.5 of Microsoft Mail Gateway to MHS may display the following error when a reply is sent to a MHS mail user from Microsoft Mail in a non-delivery notice:
```
      Invalid Address
```
A /u (with an umlaut) and a blank subject line are displayed on an incoming MHS message.

To download the updated file

You can find MHSOUT.EXE (size: 57458 bytes) 
                       , 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)

For additional information about downloading, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online
               Services

After you download MHSOUT.EXE to a clean directory, run it (by typing "mhsout" at the MS-DOS command prompt) to extract the contents of the file. You should receive the following files:

   OUTPOST.EXE (73,643 bytes, dated 06-06-95, 10:44 P.M.)
   README.TXT

To replace your OUTPOST.EXE file

At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER

   copy <path>\outpost.exe <destination>

where <path> is the drive and directory where you ran the self-extracting MHSOUT.EXE file and <destination> is the drive and directory where your OUTPOST.EXE file currently resides. For example, if you ran the self- extracting file from the TEST directory on drive D, and your OUTPOST.EXE file is located in the MAILEXE directory on drive C, type the following command:

   copy d:\test\outpost.exe c:\mailexe

Additional reference words: 3.00
KBCategory: kb3rdparty kbfile kbbug3.00 kbfix
KBSubcategory: MailGWMHS
Keywords : MailGWMHS kb3rdparty kbbug3.00 kbfile kbfix
Version : 3.00
Platform : MS-DOS

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Last reviewed: March 9, 1998
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