XCLN: POP3 Attachments Do Not Decode

Last reviewed: July 15, 1997
Article ID: Q166546

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When a user send a message that uses a POP3 client (for example, Eudora 3.0) and includes an attachment with a filename longer than 25 characters, the attachment is not decoded.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 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

Keywords : kbbug5.00 kbfix5.00.sp1
Version : 5.0
Issue type : kbbug
Resolution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: July 15, 1997
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