Microsoft KB Archive/184103

= XCON: MTA Converts General Text BP15 Attachments =

Article ID: 184103

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 Q184103





SYMPTOMS
General_Text BP15 encoding is being converted by the message transfer agent (MTA). The MTA should pass attachments unconverted.



CAUSE
This is due to a problem with the character set conversion code.



RESOLUTION
A fix has been coded in the MTA to ensure that Exchange now passes General Text Body parts through unconverted.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Exchange Server version 5.0.

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.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Exchange Server version 5.5. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. For information about obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbbug kbfix kbusage KB184103

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