FFAPI: ERR MSG: Unknown Service or Bad Address

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SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Mail File Format API (FFAPI) "put" programs may return the following errors:

151-1-2 - Unknown service xxx
142-1-2 - Bad Address

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File Format API (FFAPI) uses address type CSI (for Consumer Software Inc.) to denote a Microsoft Mail style address. For example, if a foreign directory synchronization message is being submitted to MS Mail Directory Synchronization from FFAPI, the "TO:" line could be one of the following:

TO:CSI:net/po/$system
TO:net/po/$system

Inside the message body, however, address updates and the reqname field use address type PCM (for PC Mail) because this part of the message is processed by directory synchronization. For example:

[dirsync]
task=export
reqname=PCM:net/po
transactions=inbody

[dirsync-transactions]
1200 A Martin, Robert PCM:net/po/rmartin

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RESOLUTION

Specify address type CSI or no address type at all whenever FFAPI has to interpret the address. Otherwise, use address type PCM.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Mail Software Development Kit 3.0

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KB106623

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