Error message when you try to open e-mail messages that you downloaded by using the Pine e-mail client in Exchange Server 2003: "Not a string (<Date>)"

Consider the following scenario. You use the Pine program as an Internet Message Access Protocol 4 (IMAP4) e-mail client to download e-mail messages. These e-mail messages are located on a server that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. In this scenario, you receive one of the following error messages when you try to open some of the downloaded e-mail messages:

• Not a string: (Date...)
• Junk at end of body part: (Date...)

This problem occurs when the header of the e-mail message contains the following entry:

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

You must install Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) before you install the hotfix.

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Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply the hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

This problem has only been reported when you use the Pine e-mail client program as an IMAP4 client. However, you may experience this problem with other IMAP4 client programs if the following conditions are true:

• The IMAP client program uses the FETCH BODYSTRUCTURE command to retrieve the message structure of an e-mail message.
• The header of the e-mail message contains the following entry:
  Content-type: message/rfc822

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