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Lotus Notes PDF Attachments are Garbled
I have a generic email account set up that emails PDF copies of invoices to customers. One customer is receiving the PDF in a garbled format. If I open the email account that sent the PDF and forward using my email, the PDF comes through ok. It leads me to think the issue is on their end, but they are receiving PDF's from others without problem. I think it may be a setting issue where my email is set up differently than the generic email account, but don't know what setting that would be. I'm on version 6.5.
Can you send a test invoice in PDF-format to an address of your own, e.g. Gmail?
Hi there sfrisk,,,
What is the version of Adobe Acrobat Reader he is using on his PC ,, In comparison with the other users ??????
Is this user having the same PDF problem on his personal Lotus Notes Client ???? If yes and above suggested solution didnt work please proceed with uninstalling the LN client on the PC of this user and re-install it .
Best Wishes
What is the version of Adobe Acrobat Reader he is using on his PC ,, In comparison with the other users ??????
Is this user having the same PDF problem on his personal Lotus Notes Client ???? If yes and above suggested solution didnt work please proceed with uninstalling the LN client on the PC of this user and re-install it .
Best Wishes
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bluemelm-I think this that's the problem, but I'm not able to find out where to check this. I set up the generic email account, but it's not physically set up on a computer, so I switch users to the generic email, then open the database, but my location settings show up. Is there a way to verify the location of the generic account without actually installing it on a PC?
sjef_bosman-yes, I can send to gmail and it works just fine.
akhafaf-the recipient is not using Lotus Notes, it's a customer who is using Outlook.
sjef_bosman-yes, I can send to gmail and it works just fine.
akhafaf-the recipient is not using Lotus Notes, it's a customer who is using Outlook.
If sending to Gmail works, meaning the PDF arrives correctly, your end of the job is done. The problem is at the receiving end. By the way, standard Notes never sends in-text attachments, only real attachments.
Was the mail maybe sent in a reply to a mail from the Outlook user?? That often goes wrong, it requires the correction of a setting at the Outlook side.
Was the mail maybe sent in a reply to a mail from the Outlook user?? That often goes wrong, it requires the correction of a setting at the Outlook side.
If the email account is attached to neither a mailbox nor a user ID, the setting has to be on the server. In Domino Admin, go to Configuration tab > Configurations and open the Configuration Document.
What do you have for the following settings:
Basics tab: International MIME Settings for this document is enabled.
MIME tab: Primary character set group is English, Secondary is blank.
Conversion Options tab > Outbound > Settings are:
Attachment encoding method = Base64
Message content = from Notes to Plain Text
Convet tabs to spaces = No
Outbound line length = 75
Lookup Internet address...=Disabled
Advanced tab > Advanced Outbound Message Options:
When converting a multilingual message to MIME = Send it in Unicode (UTF8)
(This is for 8.5.2)
What do you have for the following settings:
Basics tab: International MIME Settings for this document is enabled.
MIME tab: Primary character set group is English, Secondary is blank.
Conversion Options tab > Outbound > Settings are:
Attachment encoding method = Base64
Message content = from Notes to Plain Text
Convet tabs to spaces = No
Outbound line length = 75
Lookup Internet address...=Disabled
Advanced tab > Advanced Outbound Message Options:
When converting a multilingual message to MIME = Send it in Unicode (UTF8)
(This is for 8.5.2)
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I'm not explaining the problem very well. The generic email does have a user ID and a mailbox. When I switch users and open the generic email, the options at the top of the screen - File, View, Actions, Create, Help all default to my user, not the generic user. When I open up the location doc, it defaults to me. I'm not sure how Gmail fits into this. The problem does seem unique to one person that I'm sending to and I would agree that it should be a problem on their end. But if I open the generic email box and forward, while signed into my email account it works correctly - no garbled info. I think there is a setting in the location document for the generic email address, but I can't find a way to get into the location doc. Do I need to install Lotus Notes on another PC and then put that user id on the PC to verify the location doc is set up correctly? The person receiving the garbled email said that they only have this problem with our email.
Everyone's skipping the real, basic question!
What triggers the PDF creation, where is it triggered? Is it a Lotus Notes agent running on the server? Various users who manually trigger an agent? A non-Notes program that create a PDF and interfaces with Notes/Domino/SMTP to send it?
Once we have enough detail on how the account creates the message, we may better understand where it coudl go worng. Without that, we're all just shooting in the dark.
What triggers the PDF creation, where is it triggered? Is it a Lotus Notes agent running on the server? Various users who manually trigger an agent? A non-Notes program that create a PDF and interfaces with Notes/Domino/SMTP to send it?
Once we have enough detail on how the account creates the message, we may better understand where it coudl go worng. Without that, we're all just shooting in the dark.
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It's created in our accounting software at the time the invoices print. This is only happening with 1 of our customers, all of the others are ok. The PDF is garbled after it's opened, not inside of the email. What's strange about it is if I open the mail file and forward to the customer, the PDF is ok.
Is there any code that sends the mail cum PDF automatically? Is it an agent? Can we see the code that prepares the mail and sends it?
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There isn't any code that I can access. It runs within the accounting software. I have SMTP set up as the transport method within the accounting software.
Is the mail with the PDF routed by the Domino server at all?? The accounting software, does it run on Domino/Notes?
Like Sjef, I would also tend to look at what the Domino server does with the mail. If the location tweak fixes the problem, then at least you know that it is the mail formatting that is causing the garbling. But since the sending of the mail is automated, the user's ID file and location settings do not come into play. That will still leave you with having to figure out where on the server to change the outgoing mail format.
Did you check the settings on the Domino server per my note of 2/14/11?
Did you check the settings on the Domino server per my note of 2/14/11?
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sjef_bosman-Yes, the mail is routed through the Domino server and the accounting software is compatible with Notes/Domino.
bluemeln-Thanks for the location doc setup. That's what I was looking for. The MIME settings looked like they should, but I was listed as the owner of the mail file. I changed that. Not sure if that has anything to do with the problem.
I did review the 2/14 config settings. I didn't change this one: Basics tab: International MIME Settings for this document is enabled, as International doesn't apply. Under Message Content = from notes to Plain Text, I have "Convert from Notes to Internet Message Format" and Lookup Internet Address is Enabled.
I will try another invoice and see if any of the changes resolved the problem.
bluemeln-Thanks for the location doc setup. That's what I was looking for. The MIME settings looked like they should, but I was listed as the owner of the mail file. I changed that. Not sure if that has anything to do with the problem.
I did review the 2/14 config settings. I didn't change this one: Basics tab: International MIME Settings for this document is enabled, as International doesn't apply. Under Message Content = from notes to Plain Text, I have "Convert from Notes to Internet Message Format" and Lookup Internet Address is Enabled.
I will try another invoice and see if any of the changes resolved the problem.
> is compatible with Notes/Domino
Yes, okay, but is it Notes, I mean does it run in Notes? Or is it a separate application that generates a mail by itself outside Notes which it sends out via SMTP?
Yes, okay, but is it Notes, I mean does it run in Notes? Or is it a separate application that generates a mail by itself outside Notes which it sends out via SMTP?
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It does not run in notes. It's a separate appl that generates the email outside & sends SMTP.
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Thanks for your help everyone. I've passed this problem on to the accounting software to see if they've had other reports of this issue. Once it's resolved, I'll post the solution.
If the customer forwards the PDF, even back to you, does it arrive as a normal PDF?
Garbled attachments are usually caused by the format that is used for sending the messages. Use HTML/MIME/Plain but not Rich Text. I do not know how you set up your forwarding, but mail format settings can be changed in the Location settings > Mail tab > Format for messages addressed to internet addresses. Make sure it says MIME instead of Notes Rich Text.