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VMS721_MAIL-V0100 ALPHA V7.2-1 Mail ECO Summary
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 2001. All rights reserved.
New Kit Date : 28-SEP-2001
Modification Date: 19-OCT-2001
Modification Type: DOCUMENTATION: added a note regarding file
protection errors.
PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: MAIL
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: VMS721_MAIL-V0100
DEC-AXPVMS-VMS721_MAIL-V0100--4.PCSI
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: None
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 1632 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: No
Rolling Re-boot Supported: Information Not Available
Installation Rating: INSTALL_3
3 - To be installed on all systems running
the listed versions of OpenVMS which
are experiencing the problems described.
Kit Dependencies:
The following remedial kit(s), or later, must be installed BEFORE
installation of this kit:
VMS721_UPDATE-V0300
VMS721_PCSI-V0100
In order to receive all the corrections listed in this
kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed:
None
ECO KIT SUMMARY:
An ECO kit exists for MAIL on OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1. This
kit addresses the following problems:
PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS721_MAIL-V0100 KIT:
o Forwarding a foreign file fails and the user is returned to
the MAIL> prompt. No message of any kind is displayed.
Images Affected: [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
o When a mail message is extracted to a file, the mail message
date is omitted from the extracted header.
Images Affected: [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
o When a new message arrives and the mail file in use is not the
default, READ/NEW does not close the current mail file and
open the default mail file. An explicit SET FILE to the
default has to be executed, then READ/NEW. In addition, after
reading the new messages, then using the SELECT MAIL command,
the new messages remain in the NEWMAIL folder.
Images Affected: [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
o An ACCVIO occurs when sending mail to an SMTP address when the
record attributes are bad.
Images Affected: [SYSLIB]MAILSHR.EXE
o The SEND/LAST command fails to include the text from the
previous mail message when MAIL is invoked with MAIL/EDIT.
This does not occur if the /EDIT qualifier is not used with
the MAIL DCL command.
Images Affected: [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
o Sending a message from VMSMAIL to Exchange using TCPIP merges
the To: and CC: lines in the received message. See example
below:
MAIL> Send/CC
To: SMTP%"A.B@C.COM"
CC: SMTP%"D.E@F.COM"
The To line in Exchange:
To: A.B@C.COM,D.E@F.COM
Images Affected: [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
[SYSLIB]MAILSHR.EXE
o OpenVMS Mail does not filter out the <ESC> character on the
header fields, i.e., From:, To:, CC: and Subj: strings. In
some instances, a mail message could be received with a type
of VT Escape Sequence that could modify the behavior of a
user's terminal; the potential would be to render the terminal
unusable.
Images Affected: [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
o An %MAIL-E-ALTPRIJOB error message displays without cause.
See example below:
$ MAIL
MAIL> 22
(Message #22 is displayed)
MAIL> print
MAIL> 5
(Message #5 is displayed)
MAIL> print/queue=32$lb2a
%MAIL-E-ALTPRIJOB, error altering parameters of job 505 queue 32$LB2A
Job MAIL (queue 34$LB4L, entry 505) started on 34$LB4L
MAIL> exit
$
In this example, print queue 34$LB4L is the default print
queue in the user's MAIL profile.
This error is benign because the print job eventually is
released to the printer (32$LB2A in the example above), even
though the user is not notified.
Images Affected: [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
RELATED ARTICLES:
Detailed articles describing the problems listed above may exist in
the OPENVMS database. To view these articles, open the appropriate
product database and perform a query using either of the following
search strings: 'VMS721_MAIL-V0100' or 'VMS721_MAIL'.
ECO KIT ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:
If after an evaluation you wish to obtain this kit, request it
electronically using the appropriate Advanced Electronic Services
(AES) Service Tool. If you are not familiar with how to request
kits electronically, open the DIA, WIS or DSNLINK database and
review the article entitled:
[AES] How To Electronically Request ECO Kits Using Service Tools
INSTALLATION NOTES:
No reboot is necessary after successful installation of the kit.
Install this kit with the POLYCENTER Software installation utility
by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the
DCL prompt:
PRODUCT INSTALL VMS721_MAIL /SOURCE=[location of Kit]
The kit location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory that
contains the kit.
Additional help on installing PCSI kits can be found by typing
HELP PRODUCT INSTALL at the system prompt
************************************************************************
* NOTE *
* *
* After the VMS721_MAIL-V0100 kit installation is complete you may see *
* insufficient privilege or file protection errors relating to the *
* MAILSHR.EXE image. In order to avoid these errors you will need to *
* modify the protections on the MAILSHR.EXE image provided by the kit. *
* To modify the protections on this image, issue the following command *
* from a privileged account: *
* *
* SET FILE SYS$LIBRARY:MAILSHR.EXE/PROT=W:RE *
* *
************************************************************************
==========================================================================
| Table of Kit Image Information |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| | Overall | Image File | Image Link |
| Image Name | Checksum | Identification | Date/Time |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| MAIL.EXE | 14DA44AF | V1.06 | 21-MAY-2001 |
| | | 14:40:14.76 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| MAILSHR.EXE | A2FEB91E | X-4 | 21-MAY-2001 |
| | | 14:39:55.58 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| MAILSHRP.EXE | 7A8C03B2 | X-4 | 21-MAY-2001 |
| | | 14:40:01.77 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| MAIL_SERVER.EXE | 0D37C0C3 | X-11 | 21-MAY-2001 |
| | | 14:40:18.93 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
|
