Microsoft KB Archive/163464

= XCON: Free Form Name Attribute Not Handled By Sprint =

Article ID: 163464

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q163464



SYMPTOMS
In a configuration with Sprint as the X.400 provider, Microsoft Exchange Server is unable to handle messages originated from Exchange due to a problem handling the Free Form Name attribute of the O/R address.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange version 4.0. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression- tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.



MORE INFORMATION
Information on the Free Form Name can be found in the Red Book X.420 3.2.1 and Blue Book X.420 7.1.3 in the discussion of the ORDescriptor. The Free Form Name is listed in the ASN.1 definition as optional, so the Microsoft Exchange MTA can send it, and any X.400 conformant MTA should gracefully handle it.

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