XFOR: Windows NT Option Pack Certificate Causes MCIS SSL to Fail (194785)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.0
  • Microsoft Certificate Server 1.0
This article was previously published under Q194785

SYMPTOMS

When you install a security certificate from a certificate authority running Microsoft Certificate Server 1.0 on a Microsoft Commercial Internet System (MCIS) 2.0 POP3 or IMAP server, client connections using SSL may fail.

CAUSE

The buffer allocated for security requests is not large enough to handle the increased size of the certificates issued by Microsoft Certificate Server.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT version 4.0. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

152734 How To Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION

This fix is located in the Support\Mcis2.0 directory on the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 compact disc.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/24/2004
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB194785
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