PMDF System Manager's Guide

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

1. Send a message with, for instance, VMS MAIL to the PC mail system. Use the proper addressing format when addressing the message.
2. PMDF automatically processes the message addressed to the PC mail system. PMDF converts the message to the defined, external format for the target PC mail system.
3. If necessary, the transfer PC moves the message from where PMDF wrote it to where the PC support utility can access it. There are numerous ways to do this. See Section 38.3 for descriptions of several possibilities.
4. The support PC retrieves the message from one or more files in a known location, converts it into the proprietary format for the post office, and stores it in the appropriate location. For example, you can use:
   • cc:Mail's Import utility (format conversion and file movement),
   • Microsoft Mail's SMTPPUT (conversion and movement), or
   • Novell's MHS Connectivity Manager (file movement only), or
   • Word Perfect Office's API Gateway (conversion and movement).