DOCUMENT:Q220962  22-JUN-2001  [exchange]
TITLE   :XWEB: Adding Non-Existent Attachment in OWA Creates New File
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.5
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Outlook Web Access, version 5.5 
 - Microsoft Outlook Web Access, version 5.5 Service Packs 1, 2, 3 
 - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the Outlook Web Access (OWA) client to access your mailbox, you can
send messages with attachments just as with a standard mail client. However,
when you select the Attachments tab and type the name of a non-existent file,
clicking Add Attachment Now will create and attach a blank file. Clicking on the
attachment will open an empty Notepad file.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbOutlookSearch kbOWASearch kbOWA550 kbOWA550SP1 kbOWA550SP2 kbOWA550SP3
Version           : WINDOWS:5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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