XWEB: Adding Non-Existent Attachment in Outlook Web Access Creates a New File

ID: Q220962


The information in this article applies to:


SYMPTOMS

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

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

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Version           : WINDOWS:5.5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: March 5, 1999