XIMS: Chinese MIME-encoded Attachments Corrupted by IMC (155817)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q155817

SYMPTOMS

When you send or receive Simplified, or Traditional, Chinese messages that contain attachments encoded using MIME, through the Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Connector, the Chinese characters will be corrupted.

CAUSE

The IMC character set is US-ASCII and it should be either Big5 or GB2312.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in both the Simplified and the Traditional Chinese versions of Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/28/2005
Keywords:KB155817