Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

2807.0. "WordPerfect attachments, RMS_TO_BIN" by BIGTOY::ROGERSD (Rorey Davenport lives) Mon Jun 07 1993 07:55

This note is cross referenced in the MAILBUS and Windows_Office conferences.

	Hi all,

	I currently have a customer that is trying to send X400 mail 
	to non Digital sites. The problem is when they attach a 
	WordPerfect document the recieving MTA rejects it with an 
	UNDEFINED Bodytype.

	Now the customer currently has RMS_TO_BIN set, which states 
	that all SEQUENTIAL files that have either a STREAM RECORD or 
	FIXED LENGTH RECORD format are affected by this setting. Doing 
	a DIR/FULL and ANALYZE/RMS on a WordPerfect file indicate that 
	this file meets this criteria on a VAX. The problem follows...

	1.	When sending from ALL-IN-1 IOS v3.0 with a WordPerfect
		attachment, (WordPerfect integrated into IOS) capture 
		the NBS file, dump this and the attachment is in 
		MSG[DECBODY_01] when it should be MSG[DECBODY_07], for 
		MRX to successfully translate to CON_14. Because it is 
		in MSG[DECBODY_07], MRX sends this attachment as 
		DECBODY_19 (NBSNationallyDefined bodypart). Hence 
		rejection by remote non-DIGITAL mta. 

		This is not the case if WordPerfect is not integrated
		and a WordPerfect document is transfered into ALL-IN-1
		without conversion and then attached to the message.
		But at this stage the document has a DSAB of .FGN, 
		Under these conditions then all is well and the 
		document is treated correctly.

	2.	TeamLinks, when sending mail again with a WordPerfect 
		attachment same as above, only difference, using 
		WordPerfect for Windows. Again if the .FGN WordPerfect 
		file is attached from the MAIN drawer (IOS) to a 
		TeamLinks document, then again all is correct.

	3.	DEC MAILworks, now it becomes interesting, if you 
		attach a WordPerfect document to a DEC MAILworks 
		document then this is translated correctly and the NBS 
		file shows the correct format and is passed to MRX 
		successfully, and translation to CON_14 occurrs.....
		And all is well.


	If Message Router recieves the correct NBS translation 
	MSG[DECBODY_07], then MRX will translate correctly to CON_14.
	And all Non Digital site can recieve. 

	If any other documents are attached and met the criteria then	
	all is OK, eg 2020 spreadsheets.


	hope someone can help.......
	darrin

    Yes, regretably, WordPerfect decided ages ago when they first did their
    integration to use DECBODY_01. As you say, it would have been better
    (to say the least) if they'd used DECBODY_07.
    
    You might try in the WordPerfect conference - press SELect or
    Keypad-7.
    
    Dave.

    Sounds same as MAILBUS note 1659...

    I just wish all these Wordperfect customers would push on them instead
    of us - I wonder what kind of "deflectors" they use that always makes
    this into a Digital problem...
    
    Dave