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Title:Microsoft Exchange Server
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Moderator:FLASK2::SYSTEM
Created:Fri Feb 17 1995
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Thu Jun 05 1997
Number of topics:1099
Total number of notes:5174

984.0. "Foreign Document" by GLRMAI::MARCOTTE () Tue Apr 08 1997 19:49

    Does anyone know how to print a file that has been sent to Exchange
    that says it is "Foreign"...we tried the "Save as" command but have
    no idea what the document is...it is not word/excel/powerpoint.
    
    Thanks.
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984.1BUSY::SLABCatch you later!!Tue Apr 08 1997 20:2710
    
    	Are there any hints as to what it is?
    
    	It's so helpful when people indicate the file type in the subject,
    	but more often than not it's not the case.
    
    	If you get stuck, send it to me and I'll take a look at it.
    
    	labounty@mail.dec.com
    
984.2BUSY::SLABCatch you later!!Tue Apr 08 1997 20:3112
    
    	You could also do this.
    
    	Instead of running Explorer, start File Manager.  The path should
    	look something like this:
    
    C:\WINNT\system32\winfile.exe
    
    	And then use File Manager to look at the directory/file, and you
    	should be able to see a file extension that will tell you what kind
    	of file it is.
    
984.3VMS Foreign FileTNPUBS::MACDONALDTue Apr 08 1997 20:432
    Sounds like someone on VMS sent you a file using SEND/FOREIGN. I don't
    believe you can recover it through exchange. Anyone know more?
984.4BUSY::SLABConsume feces and expireTue Apr 08 1997 22:314
    
    	I don't think SEND/FOREIGN will make it through the firewall, but
    	I've never tried SMTP% ... only USnRMC::
    
984.5BUSY::SLABConsume feces and expireTue Apr 08 1997 22:355
    
    	SMTP gives me a "record too large" error on the file I tried.
    
    	USnRMC can't handle the /FOREIGN qualifier.
    
984.6AXEL::FOLEYhttp://axel.zko.dec.comTue Apr 08 1997 23:077

	VMS Send/for only works between 2 VMS systems running DECnet.
	It's NOT the same as sending attachments. See the VMSmail
	notesfile on VMSZOO:: for more on this never-ending rathole.

							mike
984.7check headers PARZVL::ogodhcp-123-40-88.ogo.dec.com::kennedynuncam non paratusWed Apr 09 1997 20:1029
You may get a clue about the type of document if you look at
the message properties (File -> Properties).  Then click on
the Headers tab.

In the headers, you should see some entries like this:
Content-type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="Boundary (ID 
C8IRZwdl1A3X5oZWSk+HVg)"
Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT


--Boundary (ID C8IRZwdl1A3X5oZWSk+HVg)
Content-type: text/plain
              ^^^^^^^^^^ - indicates a text bodypart    
--Boundary (ID C8IRZwdl1A3X5oZWSk+HVg)
Content-type: MESSAGE/RFC822
Content-disposition: attachment; filename="<attachment>"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 this syntax more usually includes something like
	filename.extension (and the extension often indicates
	 what type of document it is)

Was this a message from the Internet?  Or from an 
ALL-IN-1 user?  If the latter, it may be that they attached
a document type not recognized by our PMDF gateways, which
do the mapping between MR document types and the MIME types
which Exchange understands.

If you still need help, please post the information from the
Headers tab here.