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Q175105: XFOR: Internet Message Labeled with Incorrect Character Set

Article: Q175105
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WinNT:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 08-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SUMMARY
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If you select a different but compatible character set for encoding an Internet
message, the result will be a message whose body is encoded using the selected
character set. However, the message body is still labeled with the default
Internet character set for that type of message.

MORE INFORMATION
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For example, a Western European message will typically use the ISO-8859-1
character set. If you select any other compatible character set for encoding
this message, such as Windows-1252, the resulting Internet message is labeled
with the ISO-8859-1 character set. The message is actually encoded with the
Windows-1252 character set.

It is recommended that only typical Internet character sets be used to encode
messages.

Additional query words: decode charset
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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WinNT:5.5

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