Microsoft KB Archive/186216

= XFOR: Date Appended to Attached Files Sent to cc:Mail Mailing List =

Article ID: 186216

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 Q186216





SYMPTOMS
When an Exchange user sends a message with an attachment to a Lotus cc:Mail mailing list that includes Exchange recipients, the date is appended to the end of the attachment name when the message arrives in the Exchange recipients' mailboxes.



CAUSE
This is a problem in the hrParseFileName function. This function assumes that the date following the file name is always in MM/DD/YY format. However, for dates such as 1/1/98, the format is actually M/D/YY. The parsing algorithm does not handle these correctly and fails for all dates with a single-digit month or day with the symptom listed above.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the following fix or wait for the next Exchange service pack.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0.

A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Psp2ccma.exe and Psp2ccmi.exe:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/exchange/exchange-public/fixes/Eng/Exchg5.0/Post-SP2-CCM

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: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbbug kbfix KB186216

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