XFOR: Some Macintosh Attachments Not Encoded Using BinHex |
The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5
SYMPTOMS
Some Macintosh-based programs create files that are also compatible with
programs that are not Macintosh-based. When you attach these files to a
message and send the message through the Internet Mail Service, the
information store may not recognize the file as a Macintosh file. This
causes the Microsoft Exchange Server computer to encode the file using
UUENCODE instead of BinHex, even if you specified that the file should be
encoded using BinHex in the Exchange client or in the properties for the
Internet Mail Service.
Because the file is encoded using UUENCODE, you are unable to open the
attachment when you view the message in a Macintosh e-mail client. To open
the attachment, you must manually decode the file using a program that is
able to do so.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service
pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. For information on
obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
S E R V P A C K
MORE INFORMATION
When you apply the first fix, a MacCreatorTypes registry value is created
In the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS
\ParametersSystem\InternetContent
NOTE: The above registry key is one path; it has been wrapped for
readability.
This registry value has a type of REG_MULTI_SZ and contains a list of
Macintosh file types. If the file you attach to the message has an
extension that is specified in this registry value, the information store
recognizes the file as a Macintosh file and encodes the file using BinHex.
When you apply the second fix, a BinHexAllFiles registry value is created
in the above registry key. This registry value has a type of REG_DWORD.
If the registry value is assigned a value greater than 0 (zero) and the
Internet Mail Service is configured so that outbound attachments are sent
in BinHex, all attachments sent through the Internet Mail Service are
encoded in BinHex. If the registry value is assigned a value of 0 (zero)
and the Internet Mail Service is configured so that outbound attachments
are sent in BinHex, Macintosh attachments sent through the Internet Mail
Service are encoded in BinHex and non-Macintosh attachments are encoded in
UUENCODE.
To configure the Internet Mail Service so that outbound attachments are
sent in BinHex, perform the following steps:
- Start the Exchange Server Administrator program.
- In the left pane of the Administrator window, click the Connections
object under the appropriate site. In the right pane, click the
Internet Mail Service, and then click Properties on the File menu. Note
that the Connections object appears under the Configuration object.
- On the Internet Mail tab, select UUENCODE, select the Binhex check box,
and then click OK.
Keywords : XFOR
Version : WinNT:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
