XCON: Message Content Changes When Sending via X.400 to UNIX to cc:Mail (187643)

SYMPTOMS

When an Exchange user sends a message via an X.400 Connector that contains the following syntax in the message body:

execute the following command in Unix: cp ../.login .profile

the syntax will be modified and will appear as follows after the recipient receives the message:

execute the following command in Unix: cp. ./.login. profile

Notice that the periods and spaces have shifted in the syntax shown above.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server version 5.5. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server versions 5.0. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server versions 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 2.