DOCUMENT:Q236788 06-AUG-2002 [exchange] TITLE :XIMS: URL Not Formatted Properly in IMAP Referral Response PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange PROD/VER:winnt:5.5 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:exc55 EXC55SP3Fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== If you connect to Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port 143 on an Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP) server, and then attempt to log on to a different server, the logon request may be authenticated by the second server instead of the first. You may be logged on successfully, but in the response you receive, the trailing slash mark (/) is missing from the second server's uniform resource locator (URL). For example, the response may appear similar to the following: OK [REFERRAL imap://;AUTH=*] LOGIN completed This URL is not compatible with Request for Comments (RFC) 2192, which indicates that the URL in an IMAP referral should be in the following format: imap:/// RESOLUTION ========== 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: Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: Component: Information Store +-------------------------+ | File name | Version | +-------------------------+ | Gapi32.dll | 5.5.2639.0 | +-------------------------+ | Mdbmsg.dll | 5.5.2639.0 | +-------------------------+ | Netif.dll | 5.5.2639.0 | +-------------------------+ | Store.exe | 5.5.2639.0 | +-------------------------+ STATUS ====== 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. Additional query words: imap4 ====================================================================== Keywords : exc55 EXC55SP3Fix Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 Version : winnt:5.5 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.