Microsoft KB Archive/108375

From BetaArchive Wiki
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.
Knowledge Base


SMTP: How to Start SMTPGET

Article ID: 108375

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP 2.1
  • Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP 3.0



This article was previously published under Q108375

SUMMARY

Versions 2.1 and 3.0 of Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP spawns SMTPGET.EXE to query the SMTP mailbag on the Microsoft Mail for PC Networks postoffice, and then translate it to Microsoft Mail Message Format(MMFF) and deposit it into the M:\SMTP\from_nc.api text file.

The MMFF structure is defined in the Microsoft Mail Software Development Kit File Format API(FFAPI) manual.

SMTPGET.EXE is started with the following options:

SMTPGET -d<m> -h -j -n1 m:\smtp\from_nc.api


MORE INFORMATION

This is the same program that the Microsoft Software Development Kit (File Format API) uses to get mail from the Mail for PC Networks postoffice The options specified are defined in the FFAPI manuals. They mean:

-d<m>                  the drive that contains the MS Mail Post Office
-h                     use the extended header MMFF format
-j                     use encapsulation MMFF format
-n1                    get 1 message at a time from the SMTP mailbag
m:\smtp\from_nc.api    save the MMFF formatted messages in this file


Additional query words: 2.10 3.00

Keywords: KB108375