UTF-8 Is Returned as the Default Character Set (298729)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, when used with:
    • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
    • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server
This article was previously published under Q298729

SYMPTOMS

When you make a request to return the character set from any text body that has a character set that is not yet known, utf-8 is returned as the default character set.

CAUSE

In the Exchange component Collaboration Data Objects (CDO), MIMEOLE, an API that CDO uses for Mime content parsing, is finding UTF-8 in the text body parts of messages and making it the default character set that is returned.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

STATUS

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 3.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/20/2003
Keywords:kbprb kbbug kbSysAdmin kbWin2000sp3fix KB298729
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