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Q216550: XFOR: Meetings Can’t Be Used Between French Exchange & PROFS

Article: Q216550
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55 EXC55SP3Fix
Last Modified: 30-SEP-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
========

With an Exchange Server 5.5 computer plus the WEB2 release, a meeting request
sent from PROFS to Exchange Server is not transmitted using the correct IPM, and
is received as a "normal" message (IPM.NOTE).

On the other hand, a request sent from Exchange Server to PROFS can be received
in English using the following workaround: in the [LME-PROFS] section of the
Exchconn.ini file in Exchsrvr\Connect\Exchconn directory, set language=1033.

The dates are always transmitted in U.S. format.

CAUSE
=====

When sending an OV/VM meeting from the host to a non-English locale, Exchange
Server is sent as normal mail because the connector picks up the localized
strings to compare for the JP/GR/FR equivalent, but the host is sending the
literals in English. Since the connector cannot find the keywords from the
incoming meeting invitations, it turns the invitations to an ordinary message.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server
version 5.5. For additional 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: Exchange PROFS Connector

+------------------------+
| File name   | Version  | 
+------------------------+
| Lsdiavm.exe | 5.5.2541 | 
+------------------------+
| Lscps.dll   | 5.5.2541 | 
+------------------------+


STATUS
======

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 3.

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

To customize the way dates are sent and received, three new parameters have been
added to the Exchconn.ini file under the [LME-PROFS] section:

- CalendarDateFormat = U | I | E, default is U
- CalendarTimeFormat = 12 | 24, default is 12
- CalendarDateSeparator = / | - | ? | <whatever char>, default is /

This solution assumes all OV/VM nodes that the connector is talking to are using
the same set of configurations.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : exc55 EXC55SP3Fix 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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