Microsoft KB Archive/292004

= The Thread-Topic Property of a Cdosys E-Mail Message Appears Encoded When It Is Returned =

Article ID: 292004

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q292004



SYMPTOMS
When the thread-topic property of a Cdosys e-mail message is returned, the property appears encoded instead of decoded. A Cdosys program that needs to use this property cannot do so.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur because the MIME stream accepts only ASCII characters, which causes some encoding to occur in the message stream. However, when a program receives the message, the decoding of the Cdosys message property does not occur and the encoded text appears.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.



MORE INFORMATION
Cdosys is a component of Windows 2000 and is required for Windows 2000 to run properly. One of the properties of a Cdosys message is the thread-topic, which is usually the subject. If this property is localized in non-ASCII character sets, some encoding occurs because the MIME stream accepts only ASCII characters. The thread-topic property is therefore encoded in the message stream, but the property must be returned decoded from the Cdosys message property. Currently, the encoded string is returned, and a Cdosys program that needs to use this property cannot use this property unless the Cdosys program decodes the string.

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Keywords: kbsysadmin kbwin2000sp3fix kbprogramming kbui kbprb kbpending KB292004

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