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Conference forty2::mailbus

Title:MAILBUS - Message Router and its Gateways
Notice:Kit Copy Utility - 100.1, Problems - 5.*, Kit Support - 103.1
Moderator:FORTY2::YUILLE
Created:Thu Jun 11 1992
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3209
Total number of notes:7125

3167.0. "dec/edi and HpOpenMail problem" by ABBEDI::GRIFFITHS () Fri Jan 24 1997 12:42

I have been doing some testing between a dec/edi (VMS) system at dec and 
a customer using HpOpenMail server.

The interchange arrives ok at their server, but with a space
inserted before all segments except the first one (UNB).

e.g.

UNB+UNOA:1+DEC-CORP:ZZ+UBS-TEST:ZZ+970123:1547+000000013+++A+++1'
 UNH+00000001300001+PAYORD:2:912:UN+UNSPECIFIED'
 BGM+450+MZUO0030460+137:970123:101+9'
 NAD+BE+++SYNERGYTICS INC.:CONSULTING:21 HINDS LANE++PELHAM++3076-3013'
 NAD+OY+++DEC DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP. AG:POSTFACH+UEBERLANDSTARSSE 1+DUEBENDORF+`
 FII+OR+834.897.60U+UBSWCHZH80A:25:5'
 FII+BF+011400495-9900759+UBSWCHZH80A:25:5'
 DTM+203:970123:101'
 MOA+7+9:15160.00:USD'
 FTX+PMD+++PAYMENT REFERENCE NO. ZUO0030460: :YOUR INVOICE NO. 29-FEB-92'
 AUT+17D56DE7+7DA9AD9281B90718+218:970123:101'
 UNT+11+00000001300001'
 UNZ+1+000000013'

I have made .nbs and .x409 dumps on both the local dec/edi system
and mrx gateway system (mrx version=S2.3-004), and the space is not
inserted on our side. I also tested between our system and their normal VMS 
system, and the space is not there. The conclusion is that the hp server is 
somehow inserting the space. I have cross-referenced the note in the dec/edi
conf., and noticed also that MRX is '84 compliant, whereas HpOpenMail
latest version is '88 compliant.

Has anyone had any similar experiences, and what it could be ?
(previous notes,2939,2972, have mention things like "HP has problems
with attachments") > Is it related to this for example ?


regards,
Andrew

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3167.1LF only worksABBEDI::GRIFFITHSFri Jan 24 1997 12:5311
    
    Just some more info. :-
    
    when I send the interchange such that each record is terminated by a
    linefeed, instead of linefeed and carriage-return - as set in the conn.
    id details - the maessage is processed by Hp-openmail (no space).
       
    regards,
    Andrew
    
    
3167.2Looks like an EDI issue?ZUR01::ASHGGrahame Ash @RLEFri Jan 24 1997 15:5614
Hi Andrew,

I know you've posted this in the EDI conf as well, and now this looks to me 
even more like an EDI issue. If DEC/EDI is sending out IA5 to MRX, MRX will 
not change the content at all.

Presumably the HP EDI system is not happy with the CRLF, and you've found the 
fix by changing it.

Perhaps there's an EDIFACT rule which covers this?

Cheers,

grahame