XADM: MTSIDs Are Generated With Two Different Characters as Delimiters

ID: Q218962

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.5, 5.5 SP1, 5.5 SP2

SYMPTOMS

Currently, Exchange Server uses the following two characters as delimiters in creating the MTSID of messages:

The semi-colon character (;). For example:

c=US;a= ;p=MyCompany;l=MyServer-981215155334Z-2

The slash character (/). For example:

c=US/a= /p=MyCompany/l=MyServer-981215155598Z-2

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: Information Store

File name	Version
Gapi32.dll	5.5.2560.0
Mdbmsg.dll	5.5.2560.0
Store.exe	5.5.2560.0

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

To be consistent, Exchange Server is modified to only use the semi-colon character. For example:

c=US;a= ;p=MyCompany;l=MyServer-981215155334Z-2

Additional query words:

Keywords : exc55 exc55sp1 exc55sp2 EXC55SP3Fix
Version : winnt:5.5,5.5 SP1,5.5 SP2
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug