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Q187994: XWEB: File Attachments in OWA Append 2 Extra Bytes CR/LF

Article: Q187994
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WinNT:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55sp2fix
Last Modified: 22-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Outlook Web Access, version 5.5 
- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use Outlook Web Access to send a message with a file attachment, the
attached file always has two extra characters appended, that is, CR/LF.

CAUSE
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The Exupload code missed two hyphens while parsing the HTTP header information.
The delimiter used in computation is "\r\n", as opposed to "\r\n--", ignoring
the double hyphen and resulting in two extra bytes.


RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server
version 5.5. For more information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Outlook Web Access,
version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service
Pack 2.


Additional query words: CR/LF File Attachment
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Keywords          : exc55sp2fix 
Technology        : kbOutlookSearch kbOWASearch kbOWA550
Version           : WinNT:5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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