Microsoft KB Archive/252624

= XIMS: Internet Mail That Contains Illegal X-Mac-Creator Attribute Is Archived After Upgrading to Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3 =

Article ID: 252624

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3

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This article was previously published under Q252624





SYMPTOMS
After you apply Exchange Server version 5.5 Service Pack 3, you cannot send an Internet mail message that contains an illegal X-Mac-Creator attribute in the mail header. The Internet mail message is archived and Event ID 12006 and Event ID 4117 are displayed in the Windows NT Event Viewer. An illegal X-Mac-Creator attribute is created if you attach Macintosh binary files to some Internet mail applications for Macintosh.



CAUSE
Exchange Server version 5.5 Service Pack 2 and earlier ignored the X-Mac-Type and X-Mac-Creator attributes. Exchange Server version 5.5 Service Pack 3 supports headers that contain these attributes in messages. But if the attributes in these headers contain illegal data format, Exchange Server version 5.5 Service Pack 3 moves the message to the archive folder instead of delivering it.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server 5.5. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

191914 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

x86: Download Q248838engi.exe now

Alpha: Download Q248838enga.exe now

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 Service Pack 3. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 4.

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