XFOR: No Macintosh File Support in the IMC

 Last reviewed: July 1, 1997
Article ID: Q152672
4.00 WINDOWS kbenv kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp2

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Connector (IMC) version 4.0 Service Pack 2 and later supports BINHEX translation. Previous versions of Microsoft Exchange do not support BINHEX.

Notes:

  • BINHEX is a Macintosh compression method.
  • Previous versions of Microsoft Exchange cannot decode these attachments. You will have to manually decode them.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange Server U.S. Service Pack. 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

KBCategory: kbenv
KBSubcategory: XFOR
Additional reference words: 4.00
Keywords : XFOR kbbug4.00 kbenv
Version : 4.00
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 1, 1997
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