Microsoft KB Archive/194785

= XFOR: Windows NT Option Pack Certificate Causes MCIS SSL to Fail =

Article ID: 194785

Article Last Modified on 2/24/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.0
 * Microsoft Certificate Server 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q194785



SYMPTOMS
When you install a security certificate from a certificate authority running Microsoft Certificate Server 1.0 on a Microsoft Commercial Internet System (MCIS) 2.0 POP3 or IMAP server, client connections using SSL may fail.



CAUSE
The buffer allocated for security requests is not large enough to handle the increased size of the certificates issued by Microsoft Certificate Server.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT version 4.0. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

152734 How To Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.



MORE INFORMATION
This fix is located in the Support\Mcis2.0 directory on the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 compact disc.

Additional query words: netscape option pack certsrv

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB194785

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