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Configuring and Managing SMTP
17.9 Solving SMTP Problems
• The /REPAIR qualifier fixes these errors:
Resubmits for delivery each valid control file in the SMTP directory with
no entry in an SMTP queue.
Deletes each invalid control file (fails the internal consistency check) and
the corresponding queue entry.
Either requeues or deletes messages placed on hold.
The following examples show how to use the ANALYZE MAIL command:
1. The following command encounters a problem, displays a description and
solution, and then requests confirmation before fixing each record.
TCPIP> ANALYZE MAIL /REPAIR /CONFIRM
%TCPIP-E-ANA_SUP_BADIICGSIZE, Problem: Bad initial inode cell
group size: bad_value
Solution: Will be replaced by
default size: good_value
CONFIRM [Y/N/G]:
2. The following command creates a summary of SMTP entries and control files
for user DRAKE.
TCPIP> ANALYZE MAIL DRAKE
%TCPIP-I-ANA_RUNING, ANALYZE runs on node DODO
%TCPIP-I-ANA_NOENTR, no queue entry found for file
NEST3$:[DRAKE]93042311394417_DRAKE.UCX_DODO;1
%TCPIP-I-ANA_COMPLE, ANALYZE completed on node DODO
%TCPIP-I-ANA_FEPAIR, found 0 file-queue entry pairs
%TCPIP-I-ANA_DELQEN, deleted 0 queue entries
%TCPIP-I-ANA_FILNOQ, found 1 files with no queue entries
%TCPIP-I-ANA_FILHLD, holding 0 files in directory
%TCPIP-I-ANA_FILDEL, deleted 0 files from the Postmaster directory
%TCPIP-I-ANA_SUBFIL, submitted 0 files to the generic queue
%TCPIP-I-ANA_FILACE, encountered 0 file access errors
%TCPIP-I-ANA_NONCFF, found 0 non-unknown files in Postmaster directory
%TCPIP-I-ANA_FILCOR, found 0 corrupted CF files in Postmaster directory
3. The following command:
• Creates a summary of SMTP entries and control files for user DRAKE.
• Requeues control files lacking corresponding queue entries.
• Deletes control files created before November 24, 1999.
TCPIP> ANALYZE MAIL DRAKE /REPAIR /DELETE=BEFORE=24-NOV-1999
17.9.2 Preventing 8-Bit Autoconversion
You can prevent the SMTP client from converting 8-bit characters to 7-bit
characters before sending the mail message to the SMTP server. On some
displays, such as that used by OpenVMS Mail (a character-cell based mailer),
certain 8-bit strings, such as accented characters, are converted and displayed in
coded sequences.
To prevent this behavior, set the following logical:
$ DEFINE/SYS/EXEC TCPIP$SMTP_8BITMIME_HACK 1
When set, the SMTP receiver tells SMTP clients that 8-bit characters are
supported. In this case, the client does not convert them to 7-bit format.
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