DOCUMENT:Q194711 20-MAY-2002 [pcmail] TITLE :X400: Characters with Diacritical Marks Aren't Encoded Properly PRODUCT :Microsoft Mail For PC Networks PROD/VER:MS-DOS:3.2 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Mail Gateway to X.400, version 3.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you send a message that contains characters with diacritical marks through the Microsoft Mail Gateway to X.400, the characters with diacritical marks are not encoded properly. RESOLUTION ========== A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. To resolve this problem, 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://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: File Name Version ---------------------- X400gate.exe 3.2.1 This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as X400gy2k.exe: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/gateways-public/All-Y2K/ STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Mail Gateway to X.400 version 3.2. MORE INFORMATION ================ The following diacritical marks are the most common: - Acute accent - Breve - Caret - Caron or hacek - Cedilla - Circumflex - Diaeresis or dieresis - Digraph or ligature - Edh or eth - Grave accent - Hungarian umlaut - Macron - Ogonek or Polish cedilla - Ring or volle - Tilde - Umlaut For additional information about diacritical marks, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q98999 Diacritical Marks Described and Explained Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbMailSearch kbMailGateSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailGatex400320 Version : MS-DOS:3.2 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2002.