XCON: Japanese Exchange May Show a Subject Line of ????????

Last reviewed: July 15, 1997
Article ID: Q164855

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0 and 5.0

SYMPTOMS

You are using the Japanese Microsoft Exchange Server and Client to send a message to an X.400 recipient. The message's subject line contains Double- Byte Character Set (DBCS) characters and contains a colon. This results in the following subject line:

   ?????????:<DBCS characters>

CAUSE

The colon is incorrectly interpreted as a prefix delimiter.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server versions 4.0 and 5.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 and 5.0 U.S. Service Packs. 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

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbbug5.00 kbfix4.00.sp4 kbfix5.00.sp1 kbusage XCON
Version : 4.0 5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Resolution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: July 15, 1997
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