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Article #61Re: Can't Stop Forwarding of E-Mail! NW312, Pegasus Win/DOS
From: larry
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 00:00
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 00:00
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i have exactly the opposite problem.. with the same software (pegasus + mastgate + waffle on Novell 3.12 or higher ) i can't make the autoforwarding option to work. Any information would be really helpfull. Thanks. In article <33FD9C7B.4E7@krystaltech.com>, Andy Kalati <andyk@krystaltech.com> wrote: >Hello fellow Pmail Lovers, > >Using Pegasus Mail for Windows (various versions) or DOS v.3.2 r2, NW >3.12, and Novell's GLobal MHS/SMTP we are experiencing the following >strange issue: > >After granting a user extended rights, the user forwards his mail >to his ISP account by specifying the ISP account in the "Autoforward" >field. Forwarding then takes place beautifully. However, when the >user wishes to STOP the forwarding, nothing seems to work, including >deleting the forwarding address, or by the admin (me) deleting the >user's settings with PMGRANT (-d or -l-). > >This is causing serious problems for the users, since the users' >ISP mailboxes are filling up, even though they are not away (and >they think that forwarding is off, since they set it that way). > >Other wild attributes to this problem: This happens (the false >autoforwarding) ONLY when the e-mail is addresses to more than one >person (if the e-mail is addressed only to the user who "turned off" >forwarding, the problem does not happen). I also tried turning the >forwarding on/off through Pmail Win, but to no avail. The problem >happens when sending email from both Pmail Win/Dos. > >I analayzed the problem, and don't see any way for this to be due to >Novell's GMHS, since the actual forwarding is done by PMail. > >Any help you can provide would be VERY GREATLY APPRECIATED, since my >bosses are getting very upset from the situation, and I have no >control over it. > >If a solution is not found, maybe someone can answer this: WHERE DOES >PMAIL STORE THE FORWARDING DATA? I tried text searches for the >forward-to address in the user's home directory, mail directory, and >GMHS directories, but found nothing! The only other place I can think >of is the Netware bindery. Any suggestions? > >Thanks much, >Andy Kalati >Krystaltech Intl Inc., >+212-261-0400 x 498 >andyk@krystaltech.com
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103570,64e15090b15aac6f,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103570,public X-Google-Thread: f6a29,64e15090b15aac6f,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf6a29,public X-Google-Thread: 1076a3,64e15090b15aac6f,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1076a3,public From: larryman@gratismail.com (larry) Subject: Re: Can't Stop Forwarding of E-Mail! NW312, Pegasus Win/DOS Date: 1997/08/20 Message-ID: <5tkmcd$99j$1@ul3.satlink.com> X-Deja-AN: 268030195 References: <33FD9C7B.4E7@krystaltech.com> Organization: SatLink, Argentina Newsgroups: comp.mail.pegasus-mail.misc,comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows,bit.listserv.pmail