Article ID: 192593
Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q192593
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.
SYMPTOMS
When you send a message with an attachment having a long file name to a cc:Mail user, the attachment's file name is shown in 8.3 format in the recipient's Inbox.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server version 5.5. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Component: cc:Mail Connector
File Name Version ----------------------- Ccmc.exe 5.5.2332 Ccmsg.dll 5.5.2332
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5.
MORE INFORMATION
After you obtain the above fix, add the following registry value in the registry.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).
- Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
Locate the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeCCMC \Parameters
NOTE: The above registry key is one path; it has been wrapped for readability.
On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
Value Name: Use long filename Data Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1
NOTE: If the registry value is set to 1, the Exchange Connector for Lotus cc:Mail will send the attachment with a long file name to the cc:Mail postoffice. If the registry value is set to 0 or does not exist, the cc:Mail Connector will send the attachment with an 8.3 format file name to the cc:Mail postoffice.
- Quit Registry Editor.
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