Microsoft KB Archive/194727

= OLEXP: Saving Message with Digital Certificate Returns Digital ID File =

Article ID: 194727

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q194727



SYMPTOMS
When you open a message that contains a digital certificate and then save the file, you receive a Digital ID file with an extension of .p7c.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
Outlook Express is a Secure Multi-Purpose Internet Messaging Extensions (S/MIME) protocol e-mail client that can send and receive digitally signed messages and encrypted messages. The .p7c file contains a digital certificate.

For additional information about using digital certificates, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

168726 How to Digitally Sign and Encrypt Messages

179380 How to Remove, Import, and Export Digital Certificates

Additional query words: 4.00 95 98

Keywords: kbui kbprb KB194727

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