RE: SIS not activated by default

  • From: "Carl Houseman" <c.houseman@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'[ExchangeList]'" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 12:01:57 -0500

The unreadable list E-mails look like this before Exchange gets them:
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Reply-To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Return-Path: bounce-exchangelist-2100044@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Dec 2005 13:21:51.0981 (UTC)
FILETIME=[587371D0:01C600B1]

This is a multi-part MIME message.
 
--=_reb-r410AFF00-t43A01C64
Content-Type: text/plain;
 charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
 
http://www.MSExchange.org/
 
U2VlbXMgdGhhdCB0aGUgY29udGVudCBvZiBtYWlsIGlzIEJhc2U2NCBjb2RlZCAoQ29udGVu
dC1UcmFuc2Zlci1FbmNvZGluZzogYmFzZTY0KSwgbG9vayBhdCB0aGUgaGVhZGVyLi4uLg0K
DQpfX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fXw0KDQpEZSA6IEFyYSBBdnZhbGkg
<snip>
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As you can see, the sender sent base64-encoded message text, the list mailer
put it's prefix and postfix plain text around it, resulting in something
that doesn't decode properly.
 
The fix is either for the list mailer to stop adding stuff to posts, or do
it properly, or for members to make sure their mailers are set to never send
Base64 encoded text.
 
Carl

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From: Ara Avvali [mailto:ara.avvali@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:44 PM
To: [ExchangeList]
Subject: [exchangelist] RE: SIS not activated by default


http://www.MSExchange.org/


I get some emails as crazy characters. Any idea?

 

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From: Chris Wall [mailto:Chris.Wall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:29 PM
To: [ExchangeList]
Subject: [exchangelist] RE: SIS not activated by default

 

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