PROFS: What Is the Gateway Name, and Why Is It Required?

 Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
Article ID: Q87199
3.00 MS-DOS kb3rdparty

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Mail Gateway to IBM PROFS and OfficeVision, version 3.0

The gateway name is required during the installation of the Microsoft Mail Gateway to IBM PROFS and OfficeVision. It is also be required when installing the Gateway Access component.

The gateway name is used only within the Microsoft Mail system, and is discarded before mail is sent to the host user. By using a gateway name, the system is able to define each PROFS user with a three-element address, similar to a native MS Mail address: 

   PROFS user: Gateway/Nodename/UserID
   MS Mail user: Network/Postoffice/Mailbox
This allows the mail system to easily hold PROFS users' addresses within the database using the same file structure as is used with other MS Mail users.

Once outgoing mail from the LAN is queued up in the correct gateway mailbag, the gateway software discards the gateway name and uses only the Nodename/UserID to deliver mail to the recipient.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Mail Gateway to IBM PROFS and OfficeVision LAN Administrator's Guide"

Additional reference words: 3.00 pcmail profslan addressing gateway name
KBCategory: kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: MailGWPROFS

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
© 1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.