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Q177835: XFOR: Extended Characters on Addresses Are Not Recognized

Article: Q177835
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 19-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Incoming and outbound Internet mail passing through the Microsoft Exchange
Server Internet Mail Service (IMC) may appear to have corruption in extended
characters such as those used in International character sets in foreign
languages (for example, ALT 0154,ALT 0225). Although the messages may arrive and
be readable in an Exchange or Outlook client, the RTFHTML converter that allows
the item to be readable in a Web access client displays corrupted characters.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem 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


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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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