SMTP: Gateway Tries to UUDECODE Text That is not UUENCODED (118595)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP 3.0
This article was previously published under Q118595 SYMPTOMS
The Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP attempts to uudecode an incoming
message (or attachment) that is not uuencoded.
CAUSE
To determine the presence of uuencoded text the Gateway parses the message
and looks for the word BEGIN at the far left of a new line, followed by a
blank, and END at the far left of a subsequent line. Uuencoded text is
marked at the beginning with the phrase BEGIN UUENCODE and at the end with
END.
The word END can actually be a part of another word, such as ENDEAVOR, and
if the Gateway finds BEGIN at the start of a new line, followed by a blank,
then END at the start of another line, it considers the text in between to
be uuencoded and tries to uudecode it.
RESOLUTION
None.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Mail Gateway
to SMTP, version 3.0. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/5/1999 |
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| Keywords: | KB118595 |
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