Re: SMTP mania

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I've been running Exchange2003 for a while and have not had a 5.5 box around
for years. Funny thing is that is started happening about a week and a half
ago. This was about the same time one of my admins had to manually rebuild
the database with MS. Maybe MS missed something.

"Jerry Dubuke" <jdubuke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OpZYMYxeFHA.584@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Interesting that you should mention that HTML part...
> Do you currently have a 5.5 and a 2003 exchange server set up?
> I had an issues similar to this - not the same, but close...
>
> The thread title was "Exchange 5.5 and 2003" started by me on May 26 4:23
> PM
>
> I have to tell you though, that no solution was given to me, and the
> problem
> went away when I took the 5.5 server out of service.
> Hope this helps!
> Jerry
>
> "jeff" <jeff_elms@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:edAxWhPeFHA.3932@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I am running symantec's mail security but unfortunately it is not the
>> culprit in this issue. I get notified anytime it finds stuff and I have
>> nothing in quarentine either.
>>
>> I think we have narrowed it down to a problem with HTML formatted emails
>> with attachments. If they are forwarded they lose their attachments. This
>> does not seem to occur with plain text or rich text messages.
>>
>> "Jerry Dubuke" <jdubuke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:unwzRePeFHA.2420@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Just an off-the-cuff observation...
>> >
>> > Are you using a Virus Scanner?
>> > Symantec's scanner will strip the attachment if it matches the type in
>> > a
>> > list.
>> > It will even go so far as to unzipping a .ZIP file, deleting the .exe
> from
>> > it, then rezipping it...
>> > that particular scenario took me a few hours to figure out - I was
>> > swearing
>> > that the person on the other end did not know how to zip uip files!!
>> > Jerry
>> >
>> > "jeff" <jeff_elms@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:#QGZOZPeFHA.3328@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> It is a very odd issue. It seems that some users when they forward an
>> > email
>> >> with attachments the attachment does not get to the intended user,
>> >> most
>> >> of
>> >> the situations occur with internal users. There have also been a few
>> >> instances where new messages that had attachments do not make it to
>> >> the
>> >> person. All my users are using Outlook2003. I am aware of OWA having
>> > issues
>> >> with attachments, but not Outlook2003.
>> >>
>> >> Also, if you look at the header the "has-attachment" flag is "Y"
>> >>
>> >> Thanks.
>> >>
>> >> "Ben Hoffman" <ben.hoffman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:uECc6bJeFHA.4040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Hi Jeff,
>> >> >
>> >> > Thats correct Exchange 2003 uses SMTP as it primary message delivery
>> >> > method. X.400 mainly being for legacy system (Exchange 5.5)
>> >> >
>> >> > What issues are you having with attachments?
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards
>> >> > --
>> >> > Ben Hoffman
>> >> > MCP (Win2000 Pro/Server & Exchange 2003 Admin)
>> >> >
>> >> > http://www.ExchangeIS.com
>> >> > "jeff" <jeff_elms@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> > news:upMC$6GeFHA.3908@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> My company has one Exchange 2003 that only manages one domain, a
> very
>> >> >> simple install. A couple of weeks ago all email started going
> through
>> > the
>> >> >> SMTP service. I vaguely remember configuring this server back in
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> Exchange 2000 days and I swear local emails were suppose to go
> through
>> >> >> the x.400 stack. Since I have paid very little attention to the
> email
>> >> >> server can anyone let me know if MS has decided to allow SMTP to
>> > deliver
>> >> >> local email? I have been having issues with attachments that are
> sent
>> >> >> from local user to local user that I think might be associated with
>> >> >> everything going through the SMTP service. Of course this is just a
>> >> >> hunch.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Any help would be appreciated. I am at my end and have my hand on
> the
>> >> >> phone to give Microsoft a call.
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
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