XADM: Attachments in a Binhex Message Are Empty

ID: Q221235

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

Messages arriving from a UNIX system may have an empty attachment.

Several sets of conditions must occur for this to happen. It must be a binhex message and it must have been scanned on the sending side by a virus scanner before arriving at the Exchange Server computer.

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	5.5.2557.0
Imap4evt.dll	5.5.2557.0
Mdbmsg.dll	5.5.2557.0
Store.exe	5.5.2557.0

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.

Additional query words:

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