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Q181960: XCLN: Macintosh Does Not Correctly Support Adobe.pdf Attachments

Article: Q181960
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): MACINTOSH:4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 02-APR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Macintosh client, versions 4.0, 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you send an Adobe Acrobat.pdf file as an attachment from an Exchange
Macintosh client, the attachment is unusable when received by any other Exchange
or MS Mail client.

CAUSE
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The .pdf file is not recognized by the Macintosh Exchange client and is modified
to be a generic MacBinary attachment. This results in the attachment being
received with a generic icon (usually a Macintosh computer icon) and is not
useable even when saved locally.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be problem in Exchange Client versions 4.0 and
5.0 for Macintosh. This problem was corrected in Exchange Client 5.0 Service
Pack 1.

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbExchangeSearch kbExchangeClientSearch kbExchange500Mac kbExchange400Mac
Version           : MACINTOSH:4.0,5.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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