Microsoft KB Archive/932900

= A uuencoded message attachment appears as garbled text in the body of a message in Exchange Server 2003 =

Article ID: 932900

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, a uuencoded MIME e-mail message attachment appears as garbled text in the body of the message.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when a uuencoded attachment uses four digits to indicate the file mode. Exchange 2003 cannot parse these attachments. When four digits are present, Exchange 2003 does not recognize the attachment as uuencoded. Therefore, the attachment is rendered as garbled text.



RESOLUTION
After you apply this hotfix, uuencode attachments in four digits file mode are processed correctly.

Hotfix information
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

Prerequisites
Because of file dependencies, you must have Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 installed on the server to apply this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

836993 How to obtain the latest service packs for Exchange Server 2003

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix. However, the following services are automatically restarted:
 * Microsoft Exchange Information Store
 * IIS Admin Server and all depend services

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
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.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kbexchstore kbqfe kbexpertiseinter kbhotfixserver KB932900

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