LDAP Version 2 Clients Receive Extended Characters Instead of IA5 for Search Queries (196772)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5

This article was previously published under Q196772

SYMPTOMS

If Netscape Communicator version 4.5 is performing a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) search request against an Exchange Server computer for a directory entry containing extended characters, these characters are not displayed correctly.

CAUSE

Netscape Communicator 4.5 is a LDAP version 2 client and so expects to receive IA5 characters only.

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: Directory

File nameVersion
Dsamain.exe5.5.2511.0

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Psp2diri.exe (x86) and Psp2dira.exe (Alpha):

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange Serverversion 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

Outlook Express 4.0 has no such problem because it is an LDAP version 3 client and so supports receiving UTF-8 characters.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/24/2003
Keywords:EXC55SP3Fix kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB196772