Microsoft KB Archive/174253

= XFOR: MAC Binary Attachments not Migrated from GroupWise to Exchange Server =

Article ID: 174253

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q174253



SUMMARY
Some Macintosh binary file attachments created in the Novell GroupWise Macintosh client and stored in the Novell GroupWise database fail to open after migration to Microsoft Exchange Server. After performing this migration, users may have attachments called 'header' that are unusuable.



CAUSE
It is likely that these attachments originated in messages from users on Apple MacIntosh systems. The migration process will bring the message across, but it cannot decode the 'binhex' from GroupWise to Exchange Server. Even using a Windows based GroupWise mail client to open that attachment will fail.



RESOLUTION
The Microsoft Exchange Server Migration Wizard does not support migrating MAC binary attachments from Novell Groupwise to Exchange Server. The resource fork element of the MacBinary file is not available to the Migration Wizard and the MacBinary header information cannot be saved during extraction.



MORE INFORMATION
Macintosh binary files can be accessed by using the Macintosh RESEDIT utility. Configure the correct file Type and Creator information to the Macintosh binary file after migration. The modified file should enable the associated application when selected.

Additional query words: macbin

Keywords: kbprb KB174253

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