Microsoft KB Archive/263305

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High-Encryption Configuration Prevents Outlook Express Replies

Article ID: 263305

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition



This article was previously published under Q263305

SYMPTOMS

If you configure your Windows NT 4.0-based computer with 128-bit encryption, set the locale to France, and then respond to an e-mail message that was sent from Microsoft Outlook Express on a computer with 56-bit encryption, the computer may stop responding (hang).

RESOLUTION

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows NT 4.0 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, download the fix by clicking the download link later in this article or contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services


Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time     Size      File name     Platform
   ------------------------------------------------------
   05/03/2000   02:28p   371,472   Crypt32.dll   Intel
   05/03/2000   02:28p   652,048   Crypt32.dll   Alpha
                



STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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