XFOR: Extensions for Attachments Handled Incorrectly by SNADS

ID: Q196343

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SYMPTOMS

When a mail message containing long filenames with extensions goes through the Microsoft Exchange Connector for SNADS, they are not mapped correctly to 8.3 MS-DOS format. Also, the mapping table Extmap.tbl, which specifies the extensions for various file types, is ignored altogether.

RESOLUTION

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

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

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Component: Exchange SNADS Connector

   File Name   Version
   ----------------------
   Lsxfm.dll   5.5.2506.0

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3.

Additional query words:

Keywords : exc55 EXC55SP3Fix
Version : WinNT:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug