PMDF System Manager's Guide

The steps to gateway a message from a PC mail system through PMDF are as follows:

1. From the PC mail program send a message using the proper addressing format.
2. Use the support PC to get the message out of the PC post office and converted into the defined external format in a known location. For example, you can use:
   • cc:Mail's Export utility (format conversion and file movement),
   • Microsoft Mail's SMTPGET (conversion and movement), or
   • Novell's MHS Connectivity Manager (file movement only), or
   • Word Perfect Office's API Gateway (conversion and movement).
3. Move the message to where PMDF can access it. There are many options to do this. See Section 38.3 for descriptions of several possible approaches. A transfer PC can be used here.
4. Have PMDF process the message periodically. There are several ways to do this, as described next in Section 38.2.2. PMDF will convert the message to its own format and then route the message to its destination. This conversion includes, among other things, address conversion, processing of attachments, and optional character set conversion.