XCON: Wrong Encoding of Extended Characters

ID: Q232579

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SYMPTOMS

When you send a message through an X.400 Connector, and you select the "Remote Clients Support MAPI" check box and clear the "Allow MS Exchange content" check box, the recipient may receive altered characters in the display names if they originally contain extended characters. Both originator and recipient display names are affected.

Example: André as display name of recipient will arrive as Andr'e.

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: Message Transfer Agent (MTA)

File name	Version
Address.dll	5.5.2623.0
Dbserver.sch	N/A
Dcprods.cat	N/A
Ems_rid.dll	5.5.2623.0
Emsmta.exe	5.5.2623.0
Info4log.cfg	N/A
Infoblog.cfg	N/A
Infodlog.cfg	N/A
Infollog.cfg	N/A
Infoplog.cfg	N/A
Infotlog.cfg	N/A
Mmiext.dll	5.5.2623.0
Mtacheck.exe	5.5.2623.0
Mtamsg.dll	5.5.2623.0
P2.xv2	N/A
X400om.dll	5.5.2623.0
X400omv1.dll	5.5.2623.0

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: TNEF

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