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LO49625: MANY OF "X-NOTES-ITEM" HEADERS HAD CREATED AT SENDING "MEETING I NVITATION" TO INTERNET ADDRESSES.

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APAR status

  • Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

  • Fix will be similar to startfix ******* which removes name
    headers.  We
    intentionally convert headers from C&S onto MIME, and we remove
    a hardcoded
    list.  Any headers that are not wanted can be added to this
    list, but as these
    headers are later converted back into NRPC note properties, we
    have to evaluate
    if each one can be safely removed.  We will need a list of the
    appropriate
    headers to remove.  Perhaps we can make this list configurable
    if that is a
    requirement, but this risk will remain so we might NOT want to
    expose it.
    ------------------
    
    Customer send the "Meeting Invitation" from his Calendar.
    But, the address for "To" included several internet addresses.
    Then, there are many of "X-Notes-Item" headers added of the
    "Meeting
    Invitation" for internet addresses.
    Unfortunately, the end internet address users uses EUDORA as
    their MTA.
    EUDORA show the many of "X-Notes-Item"s in the message bodies.
    EUDORA's behavior is not correct for MIME messages, customer
    agreed for it, but
    Customer want to disappear the many needless (for any other mail
    systems)
    headers in the "Meeting Invitation" messages.
    
    But, there are no any efficient work around for remove all the
    extra
    "X-Notes-Item" message headers.
    Write all headers on the 'notes Items to be removed from
    headers' field in
    Server configuration Document,[MIME]-[Advanced]-[Advanced
    Outbound Message
    Options], but we could not remove the extra headers.
    
    Follow is the exported SMTP mail message with
    "smtpoutboundtofile=1".
    "smtpsaveoutboundtofile=1". (Updated by Fei)
    
    
    You can find many of "X-Notes-Item" header added, and find some
    unsavory
    information for security (Domino Server Name, Server versions,
    Notes user name
    and so on).
    Especially for Server version, immoral internet user can send
    any known
    server-crashable mail from the out side of Customer's internet
    site, if
    customer did not update the latest maintenance release of latest
    Fixpak.
    
    If we could not remove the all/part of these "X-Notes-Item"
    header, it will be
    a security hole.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • The problem will be fixed in the next release of the product.
    

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

  • This APAR is associated with SPR# MKIA6ZXG8B.
    The problem will be fixed in the next release of the product.
    

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    LO49625

  • Reported component name

    DOMINO SERVER

  • Reported component ID

    5724E6200

  • Reported release

    801

  • Status

    CLOSED FIN

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2010-03-09

  • Closed date

    2010-03-19

  • Last modified date

    2010-03-19

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Modules/Macros

  • NA
    

Fix information

Applicable component levels

  • R801 PSN

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Document Information

Modified date:
19 March 2010