Article ID: 326379
Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q326379
SYMPTOMS
When a recipient receives a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) e-mail message, the text in the Subject line of that e-mail message appears corrupted.
CAUSE
This problem may occur if the Subject line of the e-mail message contains words that are encoded in multiple character sets. For example, this problem may occur if the Subject line of the e-mail message contains words that are encoded in the US-ASCII character set together with words from other character sets.
RESOLUTION
Cumulative patch information
To resolve this problem, obtain the March 2003 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 Rollup. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
813840 XGEN: March 2003 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 Rollup
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone 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.
Prerequisites
Because of file dependencies, this hotfix requires Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (SP3). For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
301378 XGEN: How to obtain the latest Exchange 2000 Server service pack
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.
Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix. However, the Setup program for this hotfix automatically stops and then restarts the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name -------------------------------------------------------------- 09-Aug-2002 22:34 6.0.6311.0 258,048 Exmime.dll
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.
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