XFOR: Zero-Length Attachments Cause Errors in API Gateway

ID: Q235501

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SYMPTOMS

When Novell GroupWise clients send a zero-length attachment in a message by means of the Microsoft Exchange Connector for Novell GroupWise, the message never arrives in Exchange Server. The API gateway reports the following error message while processing the outbound message:

Error processing message attachments.

In addition, a non-delivery-report (NDR) is not be generated back to the GroupWise user, so the message appears to have mysteriously disappeared.

CAUSE

The API gateway does not support zero-length attachments in a message.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange connector for Novell GroupWise due to its dependency on the API gateway.

Additional query words:

Keywords : exc55
Version : winnt:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb