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Installing Microsoft Microsoft Mail for PC Networks update for Y2K issues
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STEP TO INSTALL
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Download the compressed update file for your specific issue. 
Select the appropriate files as indicated by the following list:
		
		FAX gateway		FAXGY2K.EXE
		MHS gateway 		MHSGY2K.EXE
		X400 gateway		X400GY2K.EXE
		
1.  Download appropriate file to a temporary location on the servers local hard 
    drive.
2.  Unzip the file by typing the file name of the self-extracting archive
    at the command prompt with the -d option.
    Example: The command to extract the External update is FAXGY2K -d.
3.  To update ensure that the Microsoft Gateway to be updated is not running. 
4.  Rename the current file's extension (EXE or GLB) to BAK and replace with the 
    updated version. 
5.  Restart the Microsoft Gateway component.

Note: Use the Qxxxxxx number to query the Microsoft Knowledge Base for an 
article about that bug.

Article ID:

Q191962: FAX: Problems Configuring Gateway to Stop in Year 2000 or Later
Q192084: X400: Incorrect Date on Message Sent Through X.400 Gateway
Q192085: MHS: Incorrect Date Recorded in Sent.log and Recv.log Files

Non-Y2K (previous fixes included in updated files):

Q103800: MHS: INPOST.EXE Strips Local User Aliases from To: Line
Q111946: X400: Slow Message Transfer
Q115357: X400: Gateway Crashes on Receipt of a DEC VAX Delivery Report
Q115446: X400: X400GATE.EXE Hangs on 74+ Characters in Subject Line
Q124737: X400: Unable to Send or Receive Mail
Q124745: MHS: Incoming Messages Lose 79th Character
Q124746: MHS: Err Msg: Invalid Address
Q126304: X400: Nondelivery Reports to Incorrect User by Softswitch EMX
Q129693: X400: Err Msg: ERROR 4 (Converting X.400 Delivery Report)...
Q130381: MHS: Err Msg: Inpost General I/O
Q130436: MHS: Blank Subject Line
Q132464: X400: Err Msg: Error 12 (Restarting MTA):...
Q132491: FAX: Fax Gateway Stops with Corrupt RRS.FAX
Q194144: MHS: Messages with Addresses on Multiple Lines Not Delivered
Q194145: MHS: Attachment Not Delivered
Q194384: X400: Cannot Send Message with 246-Byte P1 File Through Gateway
Q194385: X400: Message Not Delivered and Screen Becomes Corrupted
Q194386: X400: Can’t Send Messages to MTA with Checkpoint Size Set to 10
Q194546: X400: Incorrect Time on Message Sent through Gateway to X.400
Q194547: X400: ISO 6937 Message with Attachment Is Not Delivered
Q194548: X400: Message with Long Free-Form Name Cannot Be Delivered
Q194549: X400: Message Sent to Invalid Recipient Generates Second NDR
Q194555: X400: Gateway Hangs Sending Two Messages to Very Large DLs
Q194556: X400: Foreign MTA Cannot Restore Connection Using PConnect
Q194685: X400: Foreign System Ends Connection before Message Is Sent
Q194686: X400: Error 58 Message Displayed and Connection Ends
Q194711: X400: Characters with Diacritical Marks Aren’t Encoded Properly
Q194712: X400: Can’t Start Gateway if Postoffice Has Large Serial Number
Q194854: X400: Message Containing ISO 6937 Body Part Is Not Delivered
Q194855: X400: Recv.log File Is Not Updated when -MR Option Is Used

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