MHS: Err Msg: Inpost General I/O

ID: Q130381

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail Gateway to MHS, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

Occasionally a non-delivery notification will not leave the MHS queue and will not be moved to the MHS directories. The following error may also appear in the MHSGATE.LOG file:

INPOST General I/O

CAUSE

The buffer used to read in the TEXT FIPS field was not large enough.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/default.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   File Name    Version
   --------------------
   Inpost.exe   3.0.9

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Mhsgy2k.exe:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/all-y2k/

WORKAROUND

Change the buffer to allow a maximum address size of 255 characters. For example, if it was previously defined as 84, set it to 259.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Mail Gateway to MHS version 3.0.

Additional query words: 3.00 stuck message

Keywords : MailGWMHS
Version : MS-DOS:3.0
Platform : MS-DOS
Issue type : kbbug