XFOR: Migration Wizard Stops Processing Messages When Passed Bad Attribute

The Microsoft Migration wizard stops migrating a user's files from a Lotus cc:Mail post office before finishing all messages.

The Export utility provided by Lotus creates entries that contain binary data in the text file used to import the users messages. The binary data can inadvertently contain bytes that have text equivalents.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server version 5.5. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Component: Migration Wizard

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3. Microsoft has created an updated version that can in many cases work around the incorrect information in the text file provided by the Export utility.

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