XFOR: Attachments with $ in the File Name May Be Renamed

ID: Q190557

The information in this article applies to:

LinkAge Message Exchange, version 3.2
Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SYMPTOMS

When you send a message with an attachment to a PROFS user through the LinkAge PROFS Connector or Exchange PROFS Connector, the file name may be modified if it contains a $ (dollar sign) character. For example, if you send a message with an attached file, where the file has the name TEST._$_, the file name is modified by the connector to TEST.__. The $ character is removed from the name.

CAUSE

The LinkAge PROFS Connector and Exchange PROFS Connector do not allow "$" characters in file names of attachments.

RESOLUTION

LinkAge Message Exchange

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/default.asp

NOTE: If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, a fee may be charged. This fee is refundable if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested. However, this fee is non-refundable if you request additional technical support, if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q154871 Determining If Your Product Is Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support

Exchange PROFS Connector

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server version 5.5. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Linkage Message Exchange version 3.2 and Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5.

Additional query words: Linkage Connector

Keywords : exc55sp2fix
Version : WinNT:3.2;5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug