Microsoft KB Archive/316841

= Attachment file name is truncated when you import e-mail message from MAPI client =

Article ID: 316841

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q316841



SYMPTOMS
When you use Outlook Express to import e-mail messages from a Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) client such as Microsoft Outlook, the file name of attachments in the original e-mail may be shortened to eight characters. For example, an attachment named &quot;This is a file.doc&quot; may be imported as &quot;Thisisaf.doc.&quot;



CAUSE
Outlook Express uses MAPI convert to translate the e-mail message from Outlook. In the process, the file name is truncated to match the MS-DOS (8.3) short file name format.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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