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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:	OLD ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:	Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:	IOSG::PYE

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4343
Total number of notes:	18308

722.0. "Postscript attachments through Message Router" by KURTAN::WESTERBACK (Mimsy were the borogroves) Wed May 20 1992 16:57

    Re old problem with sending Postscript as attachments through
    Message router:
    
    In ALL-IN-1_V24 topic 1648 it says this will be fixed in PFR.
    Is it working in 3.0?
    
    If so a customer has a question, and I quote him:
    
    "I assume the the reason for the atttachment getting format
    FOREIGN is that the NBS number for both PS and FOREIGN (and
    also DDIF, DOTS, DTIF) is X69. I have heard that this will be
    fixed in V3.0, if so could you tell me what NBS number has 
    been given to PS in 3.0, so that I can correct this now in 2.4
    without running into problem when upgrading to 3.0."
    
    Is he assuming correctly, and if so what is the NBS number?
    
    Thanks,
    Hans Westerback
    TSC, Stockholm

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
722.1	X01	PAULUS::MARTENSSON		`Wed May 20 1992 17:08`	6
	Hans, It will be coded to X01 i ALL-IN-1 IOS v3.0. HTH LOM
722.2	It isn't just the NBS message type number	IOSG::SHOVE	Dave Shove -- REO-D/3C	`Wed May 20 1992 18:30`	12
	There's a lot more to the changes in v3.0 to make PostScript printing more painless. For instance, each attachment is now formatted separately, so you cna have an ASCII message with a PostScript attachment and it will print correctly (as long as you print it to a PostScript printer, of course!) Also, ALL-IN-1 knows which printers are PostScript ones, so it can check that you aren't trying to print PS to a non-PS queue. And it can (often) recognise PostScript even if the handling etc fields are set wrongly in the message (it looks for a first line which says: %!PS-Adobe which all "valid" PostScript files are supposed to have). Dave.
722.3	Possible?	SWETSC::WESTERBACK	Mimsy were the borogroves	`Wed Jun 24 1992 19:16`	21
	This customer called again with more questions: I take it from Dave's reply that in 3.0 you can have a postscript attachment on a mail sent through Message Router, and then just print it (without filing the attachment) and both body and attachment come out right? So now the question is, can 2.4 be customized to do the same? He is aware of the solution provided in STARS article 'Unsupported Text' Message When Printing POSTSCRIPT Attachment Sent Remote But he does not like that the users have to do FA, then U to change handling type. His suggestions were: Can you change in OAET.MAR and use different NBS numbers for PS and FOREIGN? Any ideas on this? Thanks, Hans
722.4	Some testing...	SWETSC::WESTERBACK	Mimsy were the borogroves	`Thu Jun 25 1992 20:42`	12
	Well, we have made some testing here: Edited OAET.MAR so that PS get the same entry as in 3.0 version. After compiling and relinking we tried sending a Postscript attachment again. But now it comes out as a TXT file with DSAB ASCII. So obviously there's more to it. But the question really boils down to: Is it possible to get the attachment to come through as a PS file with DSAB PS by fiddling around with OAET.MAR or something else? If so, the customer will be happy to do the rest of customizations needed.... Hans
722.5	Code level fix in V3.0	IOSG::TALLETT	Arranging bits for a living...	`Thu Jun 25 1992 21:23`	10
	Like Dave said, the Fetcher was modified to look for %!PS-Adobe in the first line of incoming mail. This was done in the BLISS so you can't retrofit that particular fix to V2.4. I know nothing about OAET.MAR so I can't help you there. Maybe you could use a non-standard mail destination or something. Regards, Paul