Microsoft KB Archive/106623

= FFAPI: ERR MSG: Unknown Service or Bad Address =

Article ID: 106623

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail Software Development Kit 3.0

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This article was previously published under Q106623



SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Mail File Format API (FFAPI) "put" programs may return the following errors:

151-1-2 - Unknown service xxx

142-1-2 - Bad Address



CAUSE
File Format API (FFAPI) uses address type CSI (for Consumer Software Inc.) to denote a Microsoft Mail style address. For example, if a foreign directory synchronization message is being submitted to MS Mail Directory Synchronization from FFAPI, the "TO:" line could be one of the following:

TO:CSI:net/po/$system

TO:net/po/$system

Inside the message body, however, address updates and the reqname field use address type PCM (for PC Mail) because this part of the message is processed by directory synchronization. For example:

[dirsync]

task=export

reqname=PCM:net/po

transactions=inbody

[dirsync-transactions]

1200 A Martin, Robert PCM:net/po/rmartin



RESOLUTION
Specify address type CSI or no address type at all whenever FFAPI has to interpret the address. Otherwise, use address type PCM.

Additional query words: import errmsg

Keywords: KB106623

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