Microsoft KB Archive/146629

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Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Lines End with "="

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Q146629

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
When you send SMTP (Internet) mail using Microsoft Exchange, the recipient may see an equal sign (=) at the end of each line. In addition, the following text may occur in the mail message:

   

CAUSE
Microsoft Exchange uses an enhanced character set. The default MIME character set for Microsoft Exchange is ISO 8859-1. Some gateways do not support the way this character set issues a soft return for line feeds. When this occurs, each line is terminated with an equal sign showing the line break where the gateway's line-length support ends.

RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, use either of the following methods:


 * *# In Control Panel, double-click Mail And Fax.
 * Click Internet Mail, and then click Properties.
 * On the General tab, click Message Format, and then click Character Set.
 * Change the option from ISO 8859-1 to US ASCII, or click the "Use MIME when sending messages" check box to clear it.
 * *# In Microsoft Exchange, click Address Book on the Tools menu.
 * Use the right mouse button to click the recipient's address, and then click Properties on the menu that appears.
 * Disable the "Always send messages in Microsoft Exchange rich text format" option.

Keywords : win95

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