XADM: Quoted-Printable Is Used in Mixed DBCS/SBCS Messages

Last reviewed: February 12, 1998
Article ID: Q159304
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Exchange Server has been modified to use 7-bit Japanese Industry Standards (JIS, the code set for Japanese characters) in the MIME/JIS configuration. For more information about this fix, please see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q169678
   TITLE     : XADM: IMS and IS Use Quoted-Printable Encoding For MIME/JIS

However, Quoted-Printable encoding is still used in messages that contain both double-byte character set (DBCS) and single-byte character set (SBCS) characters.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. 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


Additional query words: JPN QP
Keywords : kbbug5.00 kbfix5.00.sp2 XADM
Version : WinNT:5.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix


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Last reviewed: February 12, 1998
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