Microsoft KB Archive/178543

= XCLN: Err Msg: Can't open this item. Cannot add the attachment; no data source was provided. =

Article ID: 178543

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 Q178543





SYMPTOMS
When you are using Exchange Client or Outlook Client, the following error message may appear when you open a message coming from the Internet:

Can't open this item. Cannot add the attachment; no data source was

provided.



CAUSE
This is caused by a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) message with an attachment coded with:

  Content-Type = application/mac-binhex40 Content-transfer-encoding: BASE64



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. For information on 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

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft 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 on 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: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB178543

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