FFAPI: Basic Address Formats for Gateways

ID: Q94410

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail Software Development Kit (FFAPI), versions 2.1, 3.0

SUMMARY

This article describes how to address mail items when you want to use Microsoft Mails File Format Application Programming Interface (FFAPI) to send messages to users on other systems over Microsoft Mail gateways. You will find addressing schemes for the following Microsoft gateways:

FAX
X.400
SMTP
MHS
Microsoft Mail for PC Networks
Microsoft Mail Connection (Mail for AppleTalk Networks)
SNADS
PROFS
3Com
MCI

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General Format Notes

Use the formats exactly as shown, including the spaces or lack of spaces. All formats begin with TO:, a required token. You may have multiple TO: fields per message.

Some of the TO: field formats include ^0D. This is the control code for a carriage return. Type it exactly as shown -- caret zero dee. The ^0D shown on the end of some lines is required in addition to the normal line-termination character inserted by the text editor.

Microsoft Mail Gateway to FAX

To:Fax:Recipient^0DLocation^0DCompany^0DPhone^0D

Microsoft Mail Gateway to X.400

TO:X400:/c=Country/admd=Admin_Domain/=...

Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP

TO:SMTP:UserID@Host.Domain

-or-

TO:SMTP:User

Microsoft Mail for PC Networks

TO:CSI:10/10/10 (Normal address, default no CSI)

Microsoft Mail Connection (Gateway to MS Mail for AppleTalk Networks)

Version 1.0b:

TO:MSMail:UserID@Postoffice (Microsoft AppleTalk Mail)

Version 3.2

TO:CSI:PROXYNET/PROXYPO/PROXYID

Gateway to SNADS (Both Linkage and Softswitch)

TO:SNADS:Gateway/DGN/DEN

Microsoft Mail Gateway to IBM PROFS and OfficeVision

TO:Profs:Gateway/Host/User

Microsoft Mail Gateway to MHS

TO:MHS:User@Host

-or-

TO:MHS:User@Host {Network/Postoffice}

-or-

TO:MHS:User@Host {Network/Postoffice/User}

Microsoft Mail Gateway to 3Com 3+Mail

TO:SMTP:UserName:Domain:Organization

-or-

TO:SMTP:UserAlias:Domain:organization

-or-

TO:SMTP:UserName (Sends mail to default address)

-or- TO:SMTP:UserAlias (...3+Mail Domain:Organization)

Microsoft Mail Gateway to MCI (Examples)

Note: All the addresses below should be entered on one line. Also, be sure to read the "More MCI Information" section below.

MCI User (MCI Mail account number or name):

TO:MCI:John Doe^0D EMS:MCI Mail^0D MBX:123-4567

-or-

TO:MCI:John Doe^0D EMS:MCI Mail^0D MBX:JDoe

Paper:

TO:MCI:John Doe^0D EMS:MCI Mail^0D MBX:Company:ABC, Inc.^0D
MBX:Country:Canada^0D MBX:Line1:100 - 123 Main Street^0D
MBX:Line2:^0D
MBX:City:Vancouver^0D MBX:State:B.C.^0D MBX:Code:V6B 1A1^0D

REMS (for Microsoft Mail recipients):

TO:MCI:John Doe^0D EMS:ems_name^0D
MBX:network/postoffice/JohnDoe^0D
MBX:^0D MBX:^0D MBX:^0D MBX:^0D MBX:^0D

REMS (for non-Microsoft Mail recipients):

TO:MCI:John Doe^0D EMS:Internet^0D
MBX:JohnDoe@aaa.bbb.bc.ca^0D MBX:^0D
MBX:^0D MBX:^0D MBX:^0D MBX:^0D

TELEX:

TO:MCI:John Doe^0D EMS:MCI Mail^0D MBX:Country:-^0D
MBX:Telex:6501234567^0D MBX:Answerback:6507654321^0D

Fax:

TO:MCI:John Doe^0D EMS:MCI Mail^0D
MBX:FAXNo:604-123-4567^0D
MBX:Retry:4.0^0D
MBX:Company:ABC Company Inc.^0D MBX:SFax:604-111-1111^0D
MBX:SPhone:604-222-2222^0D

More MCI Information

TO:MCI:Username^0D EMS:EMSname^0D MBX:MCIMailbox^0D

The following is a description of what each token means:


       Token       Description
      ---------------------------------------------------------

   TO          Address field indicator. Include as is.

   MCI         MCI mail address indicator. Include as is.

   Username    Name of mail recipient. Replace with person's name. Not used
               for mail delivery.

   EMS         Indicates the name or number in next token is the
               recipient's REMS (remote e-mail system) account. Include as
               is.

   EMSname     EMS name or number. Replace with actual EMS name or number.
               This can also be an MCI service provided by MCI; consult MCI
               Help for more information.

   MBX         Indicates this is additional information required by the
               remote system. Include as is.

   MCIMailbox  Actual MBX (address) fields for the recipient on the remote
               system. Replace with the actual address of the person. If
               the remote system is Microsoft Mail, enter the full
               Microsoft Mail address. You can only have one complete MBX
               address (see the examples above).

Note that there is always a space in front of the EMS: token and another space in front of each MBX: token. These spaces are required. The carriage-return symbol at the end of the line is in addition to whatever code your text editor inserts.

The actual message body requires a header separator after the TEXT: token. That is, the first line after TEXT: should be a line of 78 dash (-) characters to separate the header from the message body. Include these 78 characters in the TEXT count.

For More Information

For more detailed information about the FFAPI text file formats, consult the FFAPI documentation and query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

pcmail and FFAPI and MCI

Additional query words: 3.00 FFAPI format

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