Microsoft KB Archive/329266

= OWA meeting request address is not valid for POP3 clients =

Article ID: 329266

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q329266



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
If you send a meeting request from Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA) to a POP3 client, the meeting request has http://exbe/exchange/alias/meeting.eml as the path to the meeting. The Hosted Messaging and Collaboration solution disables this Web page and uses an individual virtual directory for each company.



Cumulative Patch Information
To resolve this problem, obtain the March 2003 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 (SP3) Rollup. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

813840 XGEN: March 2003 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 Rollup

Hotfix Information
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Component: OWA

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

  Date         Time   Version      Size       File name ---  16-Sep-2002  17:21  6.0.6325.0     90,112   Eximap4.dll 16-Sep-2002 17:22  6.0.6325.0     32,768   Expop3.dll 16-Sep-2002 17:22  6.0.6325.0     32,768   Exproto.dll 16-Sep-2002 16:34  6.0.6325.0     40,960   Febecfg.dll 16-Sep-2002 17:21  6.0.6325.0     32,768   Iisif.dll 16-Sep-2002 17:23  6.0.6325.0    131,072   Iisproto.dll 16-Sep-2002 17:23  6.0.6325.0     61,440   Imap4be.dll 16-Sep-2002 16:38  6.0.6325.0    319,488   Imap4evt.dll 16-Sep-2002 16:35  6.0.6325.0    131,072   Imap4fe.dll 16-Sep-2002 17:22  6.0.6325.0    126,976   Imap4svc.dll 16-Sep-2002 17:22  6.0.6325.0     36,864   Pop3be.dll 16-Sep-2002 16:38  6.0.6325.0    303,104   Pop3evt.dll 16-Sep-2002 16:36  6.0.6325.0     24,576   Pop3fe.dll 16-Sep-2002 17:20  6.0.6325.0     73,728   Pop3svc.dll 16-Sep-2002 16:38  6.0.6325.0    163,840   Protomsg.dll NOTE: Because of file dependencies, this update requires Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (SP3). For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

301378 How to Obtain the Latest Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack

After you apply this hotfix, you must enable it through Registry Editor. To do so, follow these steps.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

 Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe). Locate and then click the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\POP3SVC\Parameters

 On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value: Value name: UseSmtpProxyFQDNForOWAUrl

Data type: REG_DWORD

Data: 0x1

 Quit Registry Editor.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server.

Additional query words: kbExchange2000preSP4marchbarFix XCCC

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbqfe kbbug kbexchange2000presp4fix kbfix KB329266

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