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Q193345: XCON: No MTA Support for ISO 8859-7 (Greek) Character Set

Article: Q193345
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WinNT:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55sp2fix
Last Modified: 13-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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Currently, there is no support for the ISO 8859-7 (Greek) character set built
into the Exchange Server message transfer agent (MTA). This may be an issue when
communicating with systems using ISO 8859-7.

RESOLUTION
==========

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


The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

  Component: Message Transfer Agent

  File Name      Version
  -------------------------
  Dbserver.sch   5.5.2401.0
  Dcprods.cat    5.5.2401.0
  Ems_rid.dll    5.5.2401.0
  Emsmta.exe     5.5.2401.0
  Info4log.cfg   5.5.2401.0
  Infodlog.cfg   5.5.2401.0
  Infollog.cfg   5.5.2401.0
  Infotlog.cfg   5.5.2401.0
  Mtacheck.exe   5.5.2401.0
  Mtamsg.dll     5.5.2401.0
  P2.xv2         5.5.2401.0
  X400om.dll     5.5.2401.0
  X400omv1.dll   5.5.2401.0

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


MORE INFORMATION
================

To enable sending of ISO 8859-7 on an X.400 Connector, perform the following
steps:

WARNING: Using the raw mode of the Exchange Server Administrator program (admin
/r) incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall
Microsoft Windows NT Server and/or Microsoft Exchange Server. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of raw mode can be
solved. Use raw mode at your own risk.

1. Start the Exchange Administrator program in raw mode (Admin.exe /R).

2. Select the desired X.400 Connector.

3. Press SHIFT+ENTER. This displays a list of Object Attributes.

4. Search for "Translation Table Used". If this cannot be found, change "List
  attributes of type" to "All".

5. Type "9" (without the quotation marks) in the Edit Value field.

6. Click Set.

7. Click OK.

Inbound, ISO 8859-7 will be detected automatically.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : exc55sp2fix 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WinNT:5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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