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Q148234: XCON: Latin-1 Characters May Be Translated Incorrectly

Article: Q148234
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage exc4 exc5 exc55
Last Modified: 19-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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A message that contains ISO 8859-1 (Latin-1) characters and is sent from one
Microsoft Exchange Server computer to another across an X.400 connector may have
some characters incorrectly translated.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for
Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. For information on obtaining the Service
Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the
spaces):

  S E R V P A C K


MORE INFORMATION
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The following ISO 8859-1 (Latin-1) characters may be incorrectly translated
across an X.400 connector:

169   (c)     copyright sign
174   (r)     trademark
188   1/4     fraction one quarter
189   1/2     fraction one half
190   3/4     fraction three quarter
198   AE      capital AE diphthong
230   ae      small ae diphthong

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbusage exc4 exc5 exc55 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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