Periods at the end of a message are removed when the message is sent to the SMTP Pickup folder in Internet Information Services 6.0 (922035)

RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Exchange Server 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 must be installed before you apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement

You must restart the IIS 6.0 Admin Service after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfix.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

x86

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Smtpsvc.dll	6.0.3790.2748	483,328	17-Jul-2006	21:18	x86

IA-64

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Smtpsvc.dll	6.0.3790.2748	1,265,664	17-Jul-2006	22:00	IA-64

x64

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Smtpsvc.dll	6.0.3790.2748	669,184	17-Jul-2006	22:00	x64

MORE INFORMATION

Warning If you edit the metabase incorrectly, you can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall any product that uses the metabase. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems that result if you incorrectly edit the metabase can be solved. Edit the metabase at your own risk.

Note Always back up the metabase before you edit it.

This hotfix adds the DisablePickupDotStuff metabase key. The DisablePickupDotStuff key lets you enable or disable the automatic DotStuff operation.

If you set the DisablePickupDotStuff key value to 1, DotStuff is disabled. If you set the DisablePickupDotStuff key value to 0 (default), DotStuff is enabled.

To set the DisablePickupDotStuff key value, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Use the Smtpmd.exe utility

Note The Smtpmd.exe utility that you use to set this key is not available publicly. You must contact Microsoft Support to obtain this utility.

For more information about how to contact Microsoft Support, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx?rdpath=gp;en-us;offerprophone

To set the DisablePickupDotStuff key, use the Smtpmd.exe utility as follows:

Smtpmd set smtpsvc/1/DisablePickupDotStuff 1 - Turn off DotStuffing
Smtpmd set smtpsvc/1/DisablePickupDotStuff 0 - Turn on DotStuffing

Note You must restart Internet Information Services to apply the changes.

Method 2: Use Metabase Explorer

Metabase Explorer is included in the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools. To obtain the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?amp;displaylang=en&familyid=56fc92ee-a71a-4c73-b628-ade629c89499&displaylang=en

Run Metabase Explorer against the computer that is running the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service.
Click Start, point to All Programs, point to IIS Resources, point to Metabase Explorer, and then click Metabase Explorer.
Expand LM, and then expand SmtpSvc.
Right-click the virtual instance that you want to change, and then click Properties. Typically, this is the first virtual instance. This is indicated by a subnode named 1 under the SmtpSvc node.
Make sure that the value for the property that has the ID of 37030 is set to 1. Then, click OK.
Exit Metabase Explorer.

For more information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

For more information about the naming schema for Exchange Server software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

817903 New naming schema for Exchange Server software update packages