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Q249349: XADM: MTA Converts (a) to (040)a(041) in Message Tracking

Article: Q249349
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5 SP3
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55sp3 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix
Last Modified: 12-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 SP3 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you send a message to an Outlook contact or personal Address Book entry that
contains an encapsulated RFC-822 address.

For example:

  C=us;a= ;p=microsoft;o=msft;s=user;DDA:RFC-822=user(a)domain.com

you may find that the message tracking logs in the Microsoft Exchange Server
Administrator program incorrectly show the (a) translated to (040)a(041). As a
result, the above address appears as follows:

  C=us;a= ;p=microsoft;o=msft;s=user;DDA:RFC-822=user(040)a(041)domain.com

CAUSE
=====

The Exchange Server message transfer agent (MTA) is incorrectly translating the
parentheses (), which are then written to the tracking log.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server 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


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5 SP3. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service
Pack 4.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : exc55sp3 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbExchange550SP3
Version           : winnt:5.5 SP3
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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