XFOR: Exchange Corrupts FIPS Header with MCI Mail

ID: Q157694

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

A Microsoft Exchange message destined for the MCI gateway is picked up by the gateway and then returned.

CAUSE

Microsoft Exchange corrupted the FIPS header and caused the message to be mishandled.

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 Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

SERVPACK

Additional query words: MBX MCI

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp3 XFOR
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
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