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Q180679: XCON: Encapsulated Message Properties May Be Lost

Article: Q180679
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,5.0,5.5;winnt:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 18-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Exchange Development Kit (EDK), version 5.0 
- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
- Extended Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI), version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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A gateway developed for Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 that calls
iTnef::ExtractProps from the Exchange Development Kit (EDK) may not process all
of the properties of an attachment's encapsulated message when the encapsulated
message's PR_DISPLAY_TO property size is greater than 1024 bytes. When this
happens, an encapsulated message may be missing the body of the message.

A gateway is just one example of a program that can experience this problem. Any
program that uses the iTnef::ExtractProps method from the EDK may encounter this
problem.


CAUSE
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While iTnef::ExtractProps is processing the properties of the encapsulated
message, OpenProperty is called and returns MAPI_E_NO_ACCESS if the property
size is greater than 1024 bytes. When this happens, processing of the
encapsulated message stops. It will resume with the properties immediately
following the encapsulated message.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server,
version 5.5. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for
Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. 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


MORE INFORMATION
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Mapi32.dll has been changed to continue processing when this error occurs.

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbEDKsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMAPISearch kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 kbEDK500
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,5.0,5.5;winnt:5.5
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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