XFOR: Meetings Cannot Be Used Between French Exchange Server and French PROFS Host

ID: Q216550

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

With an Exchange Server 5.5 computer plus the WEB2 release, a meeting request sent from PROFS to Exchange Server is not transmitted using the correct IPM, and is received as a "normal" message (IPM.NOTE).

On the other hand, a request sent from Exchange Server to PROFS can be received in English using the following workaround: in the [LME-PROFS] section of the Exchconn.ini file in Exchsrvr\Connect\Exchconn directory, set language=1033.

The dates are always transmitted in U.S. format.


CAUSE

When sending an OV/VM meeting from the host to a non-English locale, Exchange Server is sent as normal mail because the connector picks up the localized strings to compare for the JP/GR/FR equivalent, but the host is sending the literals in English. Since the connector cannot find the keywords from the incoming meeting invitations, it turns the invitations to an ordinary message.


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 Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 service pack 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:

Component: Exchange PROFS Connector

File name Version
Lsdiavm.exe 5.5.2541
Lscps.dll 5.5.2541



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 Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5.


MORE INFORMATION

To customize the way dates are sent and received, three new parameters have been added to the Exchconn.ini file under the [LME-PROFS] section:

This solution assumes all OV/VM nodes that the connector is talking to are using the same set of configurations.

Additional query words: 


Keywords          : 
Version           : winnt:5.5
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: August 3, 1999