Direct Mailer Changes Attachment Names to ATT#####

ID: Q222128

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

Direct Mailer can be configured to send an attachment by adding the following tag to the mail template: 


<META NAME="DmailAttachment"
CONTENT="http://servername/directory/file.exe">
When the attachment is sent, the file is renamed as ATT#####.att. For example, Migrate.exe appears as ATT00001.att.


CAUSE

The message body property PID_ATT_FILENAME is not set to the file name. Therefore a name is automatically assigned by Inetcomm.dll.


RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Site Server Service Pack 3 that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date      Time                 Size    File name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
  03/12/99  07:49p               239,600 TMMBWrkr.exe   x86
  03/12/99  07:49p               195,040 TMMsgBld.exe   x86
  01/27/99  01:02p                62,544 Update.exe     x86
  03/12/99  09:24p                 1,684 Update.inf     x86
  07/02/98  03:27p                   913 Eula.txt
  03/11/99  07:02p               359,184 TMMBWrkr.exe   alpha
  03/11/99  07:01p               290,576 TMMsgBld.exe   alpha
  09/04/98  05:22p                81,168 Update.exe     alpha
  03/12/99  09:24p                 1,684 Update.inf     alpha

NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this fix, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, and if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested, no fee will be charged. However, if you request additional technical support, and if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support, you may be charged a non-refundable fee.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Site Server 3.0.


MORE INFORMATION

If the message template is sent in HTML format, then the following MUST be true for the attachments to be named properly. The attachment path specified in the DMailAttachment meta tag MUST MATCH the HTML tag that references that file attachment. If they differ in any way, including case, then the attachment will be given the generated ATT#####.att name.

Additional query words: 


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Version           : winnt:3.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 2, 1999