Last Update: 23-MAR-2004
Operating System: OpenVMS
Component: PMDF Shared Library
Base Level Required: PMDF V6.2
Other Requirements: none
Platform Subdirectory File(s) to download
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OpenVMS VAX [.VMS.VAX_EXE] PMDFSHR.EXE
OpenVMS Alpha [.VMS.ALPHA_EXE] PMDFSHR.EXE
Solaris SPARC solaris-sparc/lib/ n/a
Solaris x86 solaris-x86/lib/ n/a
Tru64 osf/lib/ n/a
Windows NT x86 nt/bin/ n/a
Windows 2000 x86 w2k/bin/ n/a
General info
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You will need to have a License PAK with a release date after the date of
this PMDFSHR.EXE to run PMDF. Note that this may apply to other images as
well.
Patches may be obtained from the anonymous FTP account on
ftp.pmdf.process.com. Use FTP to connect to the host ftp.pmdf.process.com
and login as the user anonymous. Use your e-mail address as the login
password.
Move to the pmdf_62_patches subdirectory:
ftp> cd pmdf_62_patches
Patches will be located in platform-specific sub-trees, as follows:
Platform Subdirectory
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OpenVMS vms
Solaris/SPARC solaris-sparc
Solaris/x86 solaris-x86
Tru64 osf
Windows NT nt
Windows 2000 w2k
When FTPing these images, be sure to FTP them as binary images. Before
retrieving such an image with the GET command, be sure to put your FTP into
binary mode with a command such as TYPE IMAGE or TYPE BINARY.
Change history
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23-MAR-2004
Fixed a second problem which caused a second EHLO command in an SMTP session
after an AUTH command to switch back to the original channel. (D/E 9457)
18-MAR-2004
Fixed a problem with the SECURITY.CNF file in the previous pmdfshr.exe.
11-MAR-2004
Fixed a problem where in an SMTP session a second EHLO command after an AUTH
command incorrectly switched back to the original channel. (D/E 9457)
11-MAR-2004
Fixed a problem with generating VMS MAIL 'from' header when the SMTP Reply-to
header contains an address which does not generate a useful VMS MAIL address.
(D/E 9426)
11-MAR-2004
Fixed a problem with the IMAP server for MessageStore going into a CPU-bound
and I/O-bound loop. (D/E 9329)
11-MAR-2004
Fixed a problem with multiple versions of the
PMDF_ROOT:[MSGSTORE.DEFAULT]MAILBOXES.; file being created. (D/E 8857)
11-MAR-2004
Fixed a problem with using a USERNAME_TRANSLATE section in the SECURITY.CNF
file. (D/E 7367)
10-SEP-2003
A potential denial-of-service vulnerability has been discovered. Process
Software is not aware of any cases in which this vulnerability has been
exploited. However, we recommend installing this patch to eliminate the
vulnerability. (D/E 9193)
14-AUG-2003
Fixed a problem with repeated calls to the POPSTORE API to add Message Store
or popstore users where it can run out of memory. (D/E 9182)
8-AUG-2003
Fixed a problem that prevented PMDF from successfully performing multiple
LDAP queries to the same LDAP server in rapid succession. (D/E 9179)
31-JUL-2003
Fixed a problem which caused the following channel keywords to not work:
nonurgentqueue, normalqueue, and urgentqueue. (D/E 9164)
15-JUL-2003
Fixed problems with the Vacation Notice History Files (VNHF files) getting
locked on VMS and preventing mail from being delivered to users who have the
vacation notice facility enabled. (D/E 8864)
21-JUL-2003
Fixed a bug in the CONVERSION mapping table processing with the undocumented
"channel=channel-name" keyword such that ",Yes" was required after the
channel keyword was specified. It is no longer required.
3-APR-2003
Fixed a cosmetic problem on VMS with sending mail from a non-privileged
account to a local account which has a vacation notice enabled. In this case,
the following error was being printed to the screen. This is an expected
condition and does not stop the mail from being delivered or the vacation
notice from being generated. This error message no longer prints to the
screen. (D/E 8925)
ERROR from GET_WRITE_LOCK in prot_close, status=10484
3-APR-2003
Fixed a problem where the ORIG_MAIL_ACCESS, MAIL_ACCESS, ORIG_SEND_ACCESS,
and SEND_ACCESS mapping tables could be bypassed. (D/E 8924)
2-APR-2003
Fixed a problem with an ACCVIO when trying to access the vacation notice
history file (VNHF file). (D/E 8793)
13-FEB-2003
Fixed a problem with the PMDF-LAN connection to Novell MHS in converting the
MHS date to SMTP format. The month was being converted incorrectly.
(D/E 8786)
4-FEB-2003
Included dates in the imap_server.log and pop_server.log log files.
(D/E 8754)
21-JAN-2003
Fixed a problem that prevented PMDF-LAN from properly transferring messages
to Novell GroupWise systems. (D/E 8698)
21-JAN-2003
Fixed a problem that prevented PMDF from properly unbinding from the LDAP
server. (D/E 8690)
4-DEC-2002
Fixed a problem with "T" entries getting written to the wrong connection.log*
(or mail.log*) file, or not written at all, after the return job runs.
(D/E 8811)
Installation
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OpenVMS
Before installing a new PMDFSHR.EXE, issue the following command:
$ PMDF SHUTDOWN DISPATCHER
Failure to issue the above command could result in the current processes
not recognizing commands (i.e., RESTART and SHUTDOWN) with the new
PMDFSHR.EXE in place.
PMDFSHR.EXE needs to be copied to the PMDF_EXE: directory and then
installed with the command:
$ INSTALL REPLACE PMDF_SHARE_LIBRARY
on all members of the OpenVMS cluster running out of the affected PMDF
directory tree.
In some cases new versions of PMDFSHR.EXE may alter the format of compiled
configurations. When this happens recompilation and reinstallation are also
necessary:
$ PMDF CNBUILD
$ INSTALL REPLACE PMDF_CONFIG_DATA
The first command need only be done once on VAX and once on AXP; the latter
must be done on every cluster member that runs PMDF. Failure to recompile and
install the configuration after installing new versions of PMDFSHR.EXE may
lead to "compiled configuration version mismatch" errors.
Next, be sure to start the dispatcher by issuing the following command:
$ PMDF STARTUP DISPATCHER
Sites running in PMDF-MR TS Replacement mode (mrif_* channels) should
remember to stop and then start their allin1 senders/fetchers processes
after putting the new image (and recompiling the configuration as needed)
into place.
Solaris, Tru64
Not applicable
Windows NT, Windows 2000
Not applicable