Microsoft KB Archive/834726

= E-mail attachments may not be scanned by your antivirus software on an Exchange 2003 server =

Article ID: 834726

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

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SYMPTOMS
An e-mail message that contains an attachment that must be scanned by your antivirus software may not be scanned before the e-mail message and the attachment are sent to the information store. This problem occurs on a computer that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. 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/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN;CNTACTMS]

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 usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix 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 -- 27-Jan-2004 18:17  6.5.6980.66       373,248  Exsmtp.dll 27-Jan-2004 02:05  6.5.6980.66        49,152  Mdbevent.dll 27-Jan-2004 02:43  6.5.6980.66     3,190,272  Mdbmsg.dll 27-Jan-2004 02:07  6.5.6980.66        24,064  Mdbrole.dll 27-Jan-2004 18:12  6.5.6980.66        13,312  Mdbtask.dll 27-Jan-2004 18:11  6.5.6980.66     5,045,248  Store.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

817903 New naming schema for Exchange Server software update packages

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbfix kbbug kbexchange2003presp1fix KB834726

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