XFOR: Embedded Messages not Handled by MS Mail Connector

• Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If a message that has an embedded MAPI attachment is forwarded or sent directly to a Microsoft Mail recipient by means of the Microsoft Mail Connector, the attachment will not be visible to the MS Mail user. The user may see text that resembles the following:

   [[ MAPI 1.0 embedded message : 4663 In winmail.dat ]]

RESOLUTION

It is possible to convert the embedded message to text format so it will be visible by a Microsoft Mail client. Note that this will not occur with any Microsoft Exchange client accessing an Microsoft Mail postoffice, and the following registry value will not be required.

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1. On the Microsoft Exchange Server, start Regedt32.exe.

2. Under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following subkey:

         \System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeMSMI\Parameters
   

3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value.

4. As the Value Name, type:

         Non-MAPI Embedded Messages
   

5. Select REG_DWORD as the Data Type.

6. Click OK.

7. Type 1 (the numeral one) in the Data field, and make sure you click Hex in the Radix field.

8. Click OK.

9. Stop and restart the Microsoft Mail Connector Interchange service.