Microsoft KB Archive/831203

= Content that is outside the search scope is unexpectedly returned in the search results when you search a portal site that is in your SharePoint Portal Server server farm =

Article ID: 831203

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

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SYMPTOMS
When you search a portal site that is in your server farm deployment of Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003, you may find that content that is outside the search scope is unexpectedly returned in the search results. For example, when you search a portal site that is in your server farm for specific content, you may find that content from other portal sites that are in your server farm is listed in the search results.



CAUSE
This problem occurs in situations when the equal sign (=) in the scope clause of the query is incorrectly processed. In SharePoint Portal Server 2003, portal queries use an equal sign (=) in the scope clause as follows:

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RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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 item in Control Panel.

Date        Time   Version       Size      File name -- 07-Nov-2003 00:19  11.0.5704.9  4,602,432  Portal.dll

Note This update requires Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003.



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 about SharePoint Portal Server, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/sharepoint/prodinfo/default.mspx

Additional query words: sps

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