Article: Q197183
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbfixlist
Last Modified: 08-APR-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5
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SUMMARY
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Administrators of the Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service (IMS) may notice
SMTP content that once passed through a Cisco 'PIX' router, contains strings of
'XXXXXXXXXX's.
MORE INFORMATION
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The issue is associated with Cisco bug # CSCDK46673. Cisco has a fix available.
Here is an excerpt from Cisco's bug report:
Bug Id : CSCdk46673
> Headline PIX 4.2(2) - fixup smtp trashes E-mail when NOOP is issued
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> Product pix Model
> Component pix-app Duplicate of </cgi-
bin/bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=>
>
> Severity 2 Status </kobayashi/releases/bugstate.html> R
>
> Version Found 4.2(2) Fixed-in Version 4.2(3)
> Release Notes In PIX 4.2(2), when a NOOP is issued by an SMTP server
> behind a PIX when the fixup smtp command is enabled, portions of the
> E-mail will be replaced by a series of ''X''s, which may render the
> resulting message unreadable.
Additional query words: Cisco PIX SMTP XXX
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Keywords : kbfixlist
Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Hardware : ALPHA x86
Issue type : kbinfo
Solution Type : kbfix
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