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Q161952: XFOR: Messages Sent with MSMI Are Malformed

Article: Q161952
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 4.0 SP3,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 20-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0 SP3, 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you upgrade to Microsoft Exchange Server Service Pack 3, some mail
messages sent through the Microsoft Mail Connector Interchange (MSMI) are
malformed. These messages may have extra carriage returns or linefeeds (CR/LF)
when viewed with the Microsoft Mail MS-DOS or Windows clients.

CAUSE
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There is a logic error in the handling of line wrapping of outgoing messages
from the MSMI that is exposed by Microsoft Exchange Server Service Pack 3.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 4.0 Service Pack 3 and in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. This
problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 and 5.0 U.S.
Service Packs. 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: SP SP3 wrap wrong incorrect

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbZNotKeyword2 kbExchange400SP3
Version           : :4.0 SP3,5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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