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A second dot is added to the file names of the automatic generated attachments on an Exchange Server 2007 SP2 or later version server

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SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario:

You have a computer that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Serivce Pack 2 (SP2) or Exchange Server 2007 Serivce Pack 3 (SP3).
A user uses the Mac OC X 10.6 Snow Leopard mail client that is an Exchange Web Services application to send an email message.
The email message includes an inline attachment and resembles the following:
Text line 1

Text line 2

<inline attachment>

Text line 3

Text line 4
This email message is processed by an Exchange Server 2007 SP2 server or a later version.

In this scenario, this email message that resembles the following when it is received:

Text line 1

Text line 2

<the_former_inline_attachment> , ATT00001..htm or ATT00001..txt (that contains "Text line 3 Text line 4")

You may notice that there are two dots in the "ATT00001..htm" file name and in the "ATT00001..txt" file name.

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CAUSE

This problem occurs because the server adds a second dot to the "ATT00001.htm" file name or to the "ATT00001.txt" file name.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, install the following update rollup:

2279665

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2279665/ )

Description of Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3

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STATUS

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

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MORE INFORMATION

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.

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