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Q157694: XFOR: Exchange Corrupts FIPS Header with MCI Mail

Article: Q157694
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty
Last Modified: 14-JAN-2000

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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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A Microsoft Exchange message destined for the MCI gateway is picked up by the
gateway and then returned.

CAUSE
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Microsoft Exchange corrupted the FIPS header and caused the message to be
mishandled.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange Service
Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  " SERVPACK" (without the quotation marks)

Additional query words: MBX MCI

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0

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