XADM: MTSIDs Are Generated With Two Different Characters as Delimiters (218962)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP1
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP2

This article was previously published under Q218962

SYMPTOMS

Currently, Exchange Server uses the following two characters as delimiters in creating the MTSID of messages:

The semi-colon character (;). For example:
c=US;a= ;p=MyCompany;l=MyServer-981215155334Z-2
The slash character (/). For example:
c=US/a= /p=MyCompany/l=MyServer-981215155598Z-2

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server version 5.5. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

191014 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: Information Store

File name	Version
Gapi32.dll	5.5.2560.0
Mdbmsg.dll	5.5.2560.0
Store.exe	5.5.2560.0

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

To be consistent, Exchange Server is modified to only use the semi-colon character. For example:

c=US;a= ;p=MyCompany;l=MyServer-981215155334Z-2

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/23/2005
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