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Conference abbott::teamlinks_windows

Title:TeamLinks for Windows
Notice:Kit and ECO locations: See replies to note 8.o note 8.
Moderator:ORION::chayna.zko.dec.com::tamara::eppesAN
Created:Mon Aug 28 1995
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2238
Total number of notes:9650

2220.0. "Mime and teamlinks 2.7" by VAXRIO::DJOV02::ABREU () Mon May 26 1997 19:25

    Hi,
    
    	I have a customer using Teamlinkis 2.7 and he is complaining that
    he is not able to decode some mime attachments from teamlinks. The same
    mesage if sent to Eudora , can be decoded correctly.
    
    	When he receives messages with mime attachments that can'te be
    decoded in teamlinik, he exports the attachment to DOS and uses a
    program called wincode.
    
    	Anu ideas .. of what can be happening ?
    
    	Thks..Marcia
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2220.1Check the mime-type definitionsATZIS1::EHRLICH_KNever met a Lady like her before!Tue May 27 1997 08:149
    Hi Marcia,
    
    	let them check the mime-type definitions for the formats they
    use. At my customer, the CoV, we were using Eudora in the past and had
    a lot of problems, that they use different mime-types. It's
    very important to have common types, even in MS world, too.
    
    Cheers
    Charly
2220.2Mime types ??VAXRIO::DJOV02::ABREUTue May 27 1997 13:075
    Hi Charly,
    
    	How do I check the mime types ? 
    
     Marcia
2220.3some questionsTAMARA::qwert.zko.dec.com::TLEXCH::John McClungJohn McClung, 381-2774Tue May 27 1997 13:5932
Marcia,

We'll need the exact scenario (for both the sender and receiver) in order to 
figure this out.

How are the messages being sent to TeamLinks - what product is being used to 
send them? 

If sent using TeamLinks, what is the primary file cabinet type (Internet Mail, 
MailWorks/VMS, MailWorks/Unix, or ALL-IN-1) of the sender? What is the exact 
mail address typed into the To: field?

If the sender is using ALL-IN-1 or MailWorks, are they MIME encoding the message 
on send (using the Send Options dialog)? This should *not* be done if they have 
PMDF on the server, since this handles MIME encoding and decoding (when 
configured properly). If PMDF is being used, then there may be some 
configuration problems with it which could cause decoding problems. 

What is the primary file cabinet type of the receiver?

Is the message being sent to the TeamLinks user's Internet Mail address? If so, 
then is it being downloaded using the TeamLinks POP3 Mail Retriever? 

If the message is being sent using (or received into) MailWorks or ALL-IN-1
It would be helpful if you could post the exact contents of message as it 
appears in the TeamLinks Read message window - select and copy the entire 
contents, then paste it into a reply here.

Thanks,

John

2220.4exVAXRIO::DJOV09::ABREUTue May 27 1997 14:426
    Hi John,
    
    	I'll gather all the information you asked and then I insert another
    reply to this note .. thaks
    
    Marcia
2220.5Please enter a bug reportbachlr.zko.dec.com::manana::hoveyWed May 28 1997 18:0310
Please send me the file and or submit a bug report.

MIME decode in general has had very very few bug reports. 

Usually the problem is whatever gateway the message went through (i.e. 
the To: and From: headers get stripped off); but in this case that's 
not the issue since "wincode" will process it after you export the 
message to DOS.