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Q180148: French Support for Host Security

Article: Q180148
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 02-APR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0, 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Permission has been granted by the French Government for use of Microsoft SNA
Host Security in France. 128 bit data encryption is now permissible for the
French version of Microsoft SNA Server.

CAUSE
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Special permission is required under French law. Data encryption is prohibited
within France.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0, 3.0
SP1, 3.0 SP2, and 4.0.

This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server versions 3.0 and 4.0 U.S.
Service Packs. For information on obtaining these Service Packs, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K


MORE INFORMATION
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To apply the hotfix, perform the following steps.

1. Stop all SNA Services (including host security).

2. Rename the existing snaudb.exe to snaudb.sp2 and snarpc.dll to snarpc.sp2.

3. Copy the new snaudb.exe and snarpc.dll in place. Also, replace the existing
  symbol versions with the new files. These are named as
  <winnt>\symbols\dll\snaprc.dbg and
  <winnt>\symbols\exe\snaudb.dbg.

4. Restart all SNA Services.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ300 kbSNAServ400
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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