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Q222641: XCON: Content Conversion Error Sending Contact as an Attachment

Article: Q222641
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
========

When you send an Outlook Contact as an Attachment over an X.400 Connector, a
Content Conversion error may occur. The sender of the message may get a
non-deliver report (NDR) similar to the following:

  Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.
  Subject: test
  Sent: 10.02.99 16:48

  The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
  Testuser on 10.02.99 16:48

  A syntax error was detected in the content of the message
  The MTS-ID of the original message is:
  c=DE;a=admd;p=prmd;l=SERVER1-990210154808Z-1
  MSEXCH:MSExchangeMTA:Organization:SERVER1

The following may be logged in the Windows NT Server Application Event log:

  Event ID: 210
  Source: MSExchangeMTA
  Type: Warning
  Category: X.400 Service
  Description: An internal MTA Error occurred. Content Conversion for message
  c=DE;a=admd;p=prmd;l=SERVER1-990210154808Z-1 failed. Conversion Failure 4108
  Original Content Type: 2A864886F7140501, New Content Type: 56010A00.

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: Message Transfer Agent (MTA)

+---------------------------+
| File name    | Version    | 
+---------------------------+
| Dbserver.sch | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| Dcprods.cat  | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| Ems_rid.dll  | 5.5.2574.0 | 
+---------------------------+
| Emsmta.exe   | 5.5.2574.0 | 
+---------------------------+
| Info4log.cfg | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| Infoblog.cfg | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| Infodlog.cfg | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| Infollog.cfg | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| Infotlog.cfg | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| Mtacheck.exe | 5.5.2574.0 | 
+---------------------------+
| Mtamsg.dll   | 5.5.2574.0 | 
+---------------------------+
| P2.xv2       | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| X400om.dll   | 5.5.2574.0 | 
+---------------------------+
| X400om.dll   | 5.5.2574.0 | 
+---------------------------+


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.


Additional query words: word-wrap truncated deleted

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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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