Q232370: XCON: MTA Loses Attachment on FTBP Messages with No Subject

Article: Q232370
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55 EXC55SP3Fix
Last Modified: 30-SEP-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
========

If the Exchange Server Message Transfer Agent (MTA) receives a native X.400
message from a foreign MTA that was sent with a File Transfer Body Part (FTBP)
and the originator did not add a subject to the message, depending upon whose
foreign MTA sent the message, when the message is viewed by a client, the
original attachment is lost, and a zero length attachment called Att.dat is
present. If the originator did add a subject, the attachment will be viewed
correctly.

CAUSE
=====

The MTA did not correctly handle the different ASN.1 encoding used by the
foreign MTA.

RESOLUTION
==========

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

  Q191014 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: MTA

+---------------------------+
| File name    | Version    | 
+---------------------------+
| Emsmta.exe   | 5.5.2600.0 | 
+---------------------------+
| Ems_rid.dll  | 5.5.2600.0 | 
+---------------------------+
| Mtamsg.dll   | 5.5.2600.0 | 
+---------------------------+
| Infoblog.cfg | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| Infodlog.cfg | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| Infollog.cfg | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| Infoplog.cfg | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| Infotlog.cfg | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| Info4log.cfg | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| Dcprods.cat  | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| X400om.dll   | 5.5.2600.0 | 
+---------------------------+
| X400omv1.dll | 5.5.2600.0 | 
+---------------------------+
| Mtacheck.exe | 5.5.2600.0 | 
+---------------------------+
| Dbserver.sch | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+
| P2.xv2       | N/A        | 
+---------------------------+



STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service
Pack 3.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : exc55 EXC55SP3Fix 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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