Microsoft KB Archive/130381

= MHS: Err Msg: Inpost General I/O =

Article ID: 130381

Article Last Modified on 3/7/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail Gateway to Novell Message Handling System 3.0

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This article was previously published under Q130381



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/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

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/gateways-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: kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB130381

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