Microsoft KB Archive/136380

= PROFS: Propagating Existing PROFS Nodes to a New Postoffice =

Article ID: 136380

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail Gateway for IBM PROFS and OfficeVision 3.4a

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This article was previously published under Q136380



SUMMARY
When a Gateway to PROFS access component is installed on a new Microsoft Mail for PC Networks postoffice in a PROFS environment, you can create PROFS nodes and associated lists by using IMPORT.EXE to extract an address list from any PROFS installation and running the same application against the new installation with the -c option added to the command line.

NOTE: This same technique can be applied to any supported Mail for PC Networks gateway that uses DGNs and nodes.



MORE INFORMATION
Run the following command against any existing PROFS gateway installation:   import admin -ppassword -d -x -gprofs -f :\ \profs.lst where:   ADMIN is the administrator account for the source postoffice. PASSWORD is the password for that account. driveletter points to the mail database of the source postoffice. GPROFS declares the gateway type. PROFS.LST can be any 8.3 file name. Now run IMPORT.EXE against the target installation:   import admin -ppassword -d -f :\ \profs.lst -c where:   driveletter refers to the drive letter mapped to the mail database of the target postoffice. -c to create the node definitions and install the associated address list. To include the newly installed PROFS list into the Global Address List (GAL), run the following command:   REBUILD -d -f For more information on IMPORT.EXE options, please see pages 319-321 of the version 3.2 Microsoft Mail for PC Networks "Administrator's Guide" and pages 276-278 of the version 3.0 Microsoft Mail for PC Networks "Administrator's Guide."

For more information on REBUILD.EXE options, please see pages 318 of the version 3.2 Microsoft Mail for PC Networks "Administrator's Guide" and pages 275-276 of the version 3.0 Microsoft Mail for PC Networks "Administrator's Guide."

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