Microsoft KB Archive/188222

= XFOR: Cannot Open SMTP Messages that Contain Attachments =

Article ID: 188222

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q188222



SYMPTOMS
When you use either the Microsoft Exchange Client or the Microsoft Outlook Client to open an SMTP message that contains an attachment, you may receive the following error:

Can't open this item. Cannot add the attachment; no data source was provided.



CAUSE
This error is caused by a BinHex-labelled body part that is missing the BinHex prolog.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server versions 5.0 and 5.5.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information on problems caused by inability to detect the Bibhex prelog, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

170060 XADM: Store Uses 100% of CPU on Incoming MIME Binhex Message

Keywords: kbbug KB188222

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