DOCUMENT:Q237838 13-NOV-2000 [exchange] TITLE :XADM: Exchange Corrupts JPN cc:Mail Subject on Way to Internet PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange PROD/VER:winnt:5.5,5.5 SP1,5.5 SP2 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:exc55 exc55sp1 exc55sp2 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.5, 5.5 SP1, 5.5 SP2, on platform(s): - the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you set up an Exchange Server computer to be the SMTP gateway of a Japanese Lotus cc:Mail post office, if a cc:Mail user sends a Japanese message to an Internet address, all Japanese characters become question marks (?) at the receiver side. CAUSE ===== When the message is exported from Lotus cc:Mail to Exchange Server, all content is converted to UNICODE. But the native code page information (CPID) is not saved, so the default Windows NT CPID is used instead. When the message is converted from UNICODE to the native code page by Internet Mail (IMAIL), all the message properties are converted to the default CPID. If the computer running Windows NT Server is running the English version, all Japanese characters are converted to question marks. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server 5.5. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 4. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : exc55 exc55sp1 exc55sp2 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbZNotKeyword2 Version : winnt:5.5,5.5 SP1,5.5 SP2 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 2000.