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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:*OLD* ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:IOSG::PYE
Created:Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4343
Total number of notes:18308

1891.0. "How to get further info from a postmaster message??" by SUBURB::A1_CRAN (Caroline (A1_Cran) Croft) Thu Dec 03 1992 12:46


	Hi,

	I have a received a postmaster message with the following error
	message...

		Recipient has invalid alternate MTS address

	This happens when you send VMS mail with an incorrect node/user
	name, but it is also happening when sending some PSI messages. Is
	there any way of getting a more consise message from postmaster/
	anything(?) to find out exactly whats going on and at what end..??


	Regards
	Caroline.
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1891.1Maybe this is it?SCOTTC::MARSHALLI'd rather be skiingThu Dec 03 1992 13:468
Hi,

The most common (in my experience) way this message occurs is when the VMSmail
recipient has their mail forwarded.  Even if they have a valid forwarding
address, there seem to be occasions when MRGATE / VMSmail / whatever can't cope,
(ie can't find the forwarding address) and bounce the message.

Scott
1891.2It's an obscure message!AIMTEC::WICKS_ASoon: warm beer, football, rainThu Dec 03 1992 14:5728
    Caroline,
    
    This is one of those "let's just put in a generic message and then put
    better ones in a later baselevel" cases except the message has survived
    5 ALL-IN-1 releases and about 8 years.
    
    It is signalled by the AMTS (Alternate Mail Transport system) code
    within the sender/Fetcher on almost every occassion where there is
    a problem when executing the MAIL SEND line within SPECIAL.COM,
    vAXMAIL.COM, VMSMAIL.COM or even a customer written one.
    
    Cases where it happens can include: 
    invalid forwarding address (as scott mentioned) 
    but also remote node not reachable, 
    no MAIL object on remote node,  
    mailbox not reachable (when forwarding mail via A1 or MRGATE)
    more ...
    
    There's not a lot that can be done to change the POSTMASTER
    non-deliveries without a good overhaul of the Sender/Fetcher
    unfortunately...
    
    personally I think this particularly error message isn't quite
    as obscure as say "no actionable recipients" but i'm weird that way.
    
    Regards,
    
    Andrew.D.Wicks