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Q152672: XFOR: No Macintosh File Support in the IMC

Article: Q152672
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 27-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Connector (IMC) version 4.0 Service Pack 2
and later supports BINHEX translation. Previous versions of Microsoft Exchange
do not support BINHEX.

Notes:

- BINHEX is a Macintosh compression method.

- Previous versions of Microsoft Exchange cannot decode these attachments. You
  will have to manually decode them.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange version 4.0.
This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange Server U.S. Service
Pack. 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

Additional query words: 4.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0

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