XCON: IMC Does Not Use the Resent-From Field

Last reviewed: April 21, 1997
Article ID: Q147459

The Information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When a Microsoft Exchange user replies to a message sent from an SMTP address, the reply is not sent to the address indicated in the Resent-From field. The reply will be sent to the address in the From field instead.

CAUSE

Version 4.0 of Microsoft Exchange does not implement the Resent-From field.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange Server U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words:
Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp1 kbusage XCON
Version : 4.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 21, 1997
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