XCLN: Copy Folder Design Loses Properties and Is Not Consistent With Copy Folder

ID: Q241273

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.5, 5.5 SP1, 5.5 SP2
Microsoft Outlook 2000

SYMPTOMS

If you copy the design of a folder, the values of the following properties are not properly copied to the destination folder:

The Automatically generate Exchange views property.

The When Posting to this folder, use property.

The Only show views created for this folder property.

These properties need to be copied because they are part of the folder's design.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Office 2000 Service Release that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

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


   Size      File name
   ----------------------
   711,680   Oqfe3766.msp

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: OL2000

Keywords : exc55 exc55sp1 exc55sp2
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:5.5,5.5 SP1,5.5 SP2
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug