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Q262126: XCON: Using Imccopy.exe for Internet Mail Service Message Format

Article: Q262126
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SUMMARY
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You can use the Imccopy.exe utility to extract information about the Internet
Mail Service. This article describes how to decode the message formatting
options on the Internet Mail Service by using the output of Imccopy.exe.

MORE INFORMATION
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Imccopy.exe is located on the Exchange Server CD-ROM in the
Server\Support\Utils\platform folder.

Copy the Imccopy.exe file to drive C, open a command prompt, and at drive C run
the imccopy -save domain imc.txt command. The Imc.txt file is similar to the
following:

  

  [Header]
  Version=1

  [Domain]
  DomainInformation=+
  +Default,ISO-8859-1,ISO-8859-1,800,76,0,0,0
  +microsoft.com,ISO-8859-1,ISO-8859-1,800,76,0,0,0

The Format of the Output
------------------------

This information in the Imc.txt file is divided (by commas) into the fields in
the following table.

  

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Domain   Mime         Non-Mime    Formatting   Word   Send  Unused  Message
        Character    Character   Information  Wrap   Rich          Size
        Set          Set         (See         at     Text          Limit
                                 Following    Column
                                 Table)
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Default  ISO-8859-1  ISO-8859-1   800          76     0      0       0
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Output Table Explanation:

- Domain. This is the domain for which the options are set. You should always
  have a Default domain, but you may not have any other domains if you have not
  specified any under the Specify by E-Mail Domain option on the Internet Mail
  tab of the Internet Mail Service.

- Mime Character Set. This is the character set that is specified on the
  Internet Mail tab for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) messages.

- Non-Mime Character Set. This is the character set that is specified on the
  Internet Mail tab for non-MIME messages.

- Formatting Information. Decimal representation of a binary number for which
  certain bits set certain formatting options. See the following table for
  information about how to decode these representations.

- Word Wrap at Column. This field is the "Message text word wrap at column"
  setting (to locate this setting, click "Advanced options" on the Internet
  Mail tab).

- Send Rich Text. This field is the "Send Microsoft Exchange rich text
  formatting" setting (to locate this setting, click "Advanced options" on the
  Internet Mail tab). This setting has the following three options:

   - 0=User

   - 1=Always

   - 2=Never

- Message Size Limit. This is the "Maximum message size" setting that is
  specified under "Specify by E-Mail Domain" on the Internet Mail tab of the
  Internet Mail Service. This setting is only valid if you specify the setting
  for each domain. If there is a message size limit specified on the General
  tab of the Internet Mail Service, the message size limit is not included in
  the Imccopy output.

Decoding the Formatting Information
-----------------------------------

Imccopy.exe reports the formatting information as a decimal number. To decode
this information you need to convert the decimal number to a binary number. You
can do this by using the Microsoft Windows Calculator utility.

For example, in the sample output in the beginning of this section, Imccopy
reported that the formatting information is the decimal number 800. If you
convert this to a binary number, it becomes 11 0010 0000. Certain bits in this
binary number represent specific settings.

The following table lists the bits from top to bottom as they appear in the
binary number from right to left (for example, the rightmost bit in the number
corresponds to the first entry in this table).

+-------------------------------------------------+
| Bit | Setting                                   | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 0   | Unused                                    | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 1   | Word Wrap Set                             | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 1   | Disable Sending Display Name to Internet  | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 0   | Unused                                    | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 1   | UUENCODE                                  | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 1   | MIME with Plain Text Only                 | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 1   | Binhex                                    | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 0   | Unused                                    | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 1   | Disable Out of Office Replies to Internet | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 1   | Disable AutoReplies to Internet           | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 0   | Unused                                    | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 0   | Unused                                    | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 0   | Unused                                    | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 0   | Unused                                    | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 0   | Unused                                    | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 0   | Unused                                    | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 1   | MIME with HTML Only                       | 
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 1   | MIME with HTML and Plain Text             | 
+-------------------------------------------------+

Bit and Setting Table Explanation:

- Word Wrap Set. This bit is set if you click "At column" under "Message text
  word wrap" (to locate this setting, click "Advanced options" on the Internet
  Mail tab).

- Disable Sending Display Name to Internet. This bit is set if you click to
  select the "Disable sending Display names to the Internet" check box (to
  locate this setting, click "Advanced options" on the Internet Mail tab).

- UUENCODE. This bit is set if you click UUENCODE under Message Content on the
  Internet Mail tab. If this bit is set, none of the MIME bits can be set,
  because MIME and UUENCODE are mutually exclusive in this situation.

- MIME with Plain Text Only. This bit is set if you click "MIME" and click to
  select only the Plain text check box under Message Content on the Internet
  Mail tab. If this bit is set, the following bits cannot be set: UUENCODE,
  Binhex, MIME with HTML Only.

- Binhex. This bit is set if you click to select the Binhex check box under
  Message Content on the Internet Mail tab. The UUENCODE bit must be set to set
  this bit.

- Disable Out of Office Responses to Internet. This bit is set if you click to
  select the "Disable Out of Office responses to the Internet" check box (to
  locate this setting, click "Advanced options" on the Internet Mail tab).

- Disable Auto Replies to Internet. This bit is set if you click to select the
  "Disable Automatic Replies to the Internet" check box (to locate this
  setting, click "Advanced options" on the Internet Mail tab).

- MIME with HTML Only. This bit is set if you click MIME and click to select
  only the HTML check box under Message Content on the Internet Mail tab. If
  this bit is set, the following bits cannot be set: UUENCODE, Binhex, MIME
  with Plain Text Only.

- MIME with HTML and Plain Text. This bit is set if you click MIME and click to
  select both the "Plain text" and HTML check boxes under Message Content on
  the Internet Mail tab. If this bit is set, the following bits cannot be set:
  UUENCODE, Binhex, MIME with Plain Text Only, MIME with HTML Only.

Additional query words: extension-data, imccopy

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Keywords          : exc55 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.5
Issue type        : kbinfo

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