Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

2306.0. "Mailbox Problem" by FLEX7::PATON_S (It's not easy having a good time!) Mon Feb 22 1993 17:15

   Problem with Fetcher.
   
   We have a node FLEX7 with a remote message router on node LARVAE and 
   mailbox A1_FLEX7.
   
   On running the fetcher we get the following error message
   
      mailbox not recognized A1_FLEX7;MAGICFLUTE
   and in the OA$MTI_ERR file
   
   22-FEB-1993 13:08:45           %EMD-E-UNRECMBX, mailbox not recognized 
   A1_FLEX7;MAGICFLUTE
   
   The logicals are set as follows:
   
      OA$MTI_MAILBX     A1_FLEX7
      OA$MTI_MR_NODE    LARVAE
      MR$NODE           ::"22="
      
   We can make a link to the MRLISTEN object on LARVAE by
   
      $DEF/EXEC MR_NODE "LARVAE::""22="""
      $OPEN/READ/WRITE MRLINK MR_NODE
      $CLOSE MRLINK
      
   The mailbox is an exact copy of another one using the LARVAE as its remote 
   node and defined as follows:
   
      A1_FLEX7 REMOTE_RESTRICTION=FLEX7
      	       COMPLETE_MESSAGES
      	       IGNORE_SENDER
      	       GRANT_ID
      	       SERVICE_MESSGAES
      
   However when we try to use the mailbox A1_FLEX7 and password we get the 
   following error messages on the remote node
   
   Connect request received at 22-FEB-1993 12:02:54.40
       from remote process FLEX7::"0=ALLIN1"
       for object "SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]MRLISTEN.COM
   
         Message Router S3.2 (BL9.09)
   
   $MROUTER-I-FAILOG_LSTN_C, 19930222120308     The application, ALLIN1 on 
   node FLEX7 has connected
   %MROUTER-E-BADINDENT, Invalid Identify to A1_FLEX7 from ALLIN1 on node 
   FLEX7
   
   At end of listener queue.
   
   
   We have performed the MAP routines suggested and reset the password. We 
   also created a new mailbox and had the same problem.
   
   Other nodes using LARVAE as their remote mailbox are not having a problem.
   
   We have recently moved and renamed the node from another DECNET area, but 
   do not seem to have any problems relating to this.
   
   
    Cross posted in MAILBUS
    

>    <<< Note 2306.0 by FLEX7::PATON_S "It's not easy having a good time!" >>>
>                              -< Mailbox Problem >-
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>   22-FEB-1993 13:08:45           %EMD-E-UNRECMBX, mailbox not recognized 
>   A1_FLEX7;MAGICFLUTE

Hmm, this is awkward. In my experience, this message ALWAYS means that the 
passwords are mismatched. What provokes this message is that ALL-IN-1 has 
connected to MR successfully, and then tried to identify to mailbox A1_FLEX7 
using a password of MAGICFLUTE. MR is saying that the mailbox has a different 
password. So you'd fix this by going into MRMAN and modifying it to 
MAGICFLUTE. (Or better, you'd change it in both places, as this one's not much 
of a secret password any more!).

But if you've been through all of that I'm afraid I'm stumped.

g

    Thanks to my old friend Simon Veale I have since discovered that it's a
    feature of V3.2 of Message Router than you can't have a remote
    restriction of less than 6 characters.
    There is a patch available to which I'm sure some kind person will
    place a pointer. 

    You mean a bug introduced in v3.2 and fixed in an S-Kit?
    
    regards,
    
    Andrew.D.Wicks