PC Forms: Sending E-Forms Via SMTP Gateway

• Microsoft Electronic Forms Designer, version 1.0, running with Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, version 3.0 or 3.2

SYMPTOMS

When you send a message created using a Microsoft Electronic Forms Designer E-form through the Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP, the message may not be transferred as expected.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the -HA command-line parameter is not passed to the SMTPGATE program.

The SMTPGATE program -HA command-line option exposes the hidden attachments generated by the Microsoft Mail system. These attachments contain information about Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) objects and custom message types (WINMAIL.DAT). When this -HA parameter is not specified, the default is to remove these attachments when the message is converted to SMTP format.

RESOLUTION

Because E-forms are defined by custom message types, this information must be present for forms to perform properly. To ensure that all message information is transferred, you must pass the -HA parameter to the SMTPGATE program.