XCON: Outbound Conversion of UTF Messages Causes Infinite Loop

Last reviewed: February 12, 1998
Article ID: Q176193

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

Outbound Unicode Translation Format (UTF) messages may cause infinite loops in the conversion process, causing the message to be stuck indefinitely.

CAUSE

The above symptom is caused by a typo in the code that calls the conversion process for UTF messages.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. 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

MORE INFORMATION

A fix to correct this problem has been included in Exchange Server version 5.5 and will be included in Exchange Server version 5.0 Service Pack 2.

Keywords          : kbbug5.00 kbfix5.00.sp2 XCON
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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Last reviewed: February 12, 1998
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