XCLN: Formatting on Incoming Internet E-mail Is Wrong
Article ID: 168458
Article Last Modified on 8/28/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange Client 5.5
- Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0
- Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
- Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0
This article was previously published under Q168458
SYMPTOMS
The formatting, word wrapping, or horizontal spacing in Internet e-mail
messages received by Microsoft Exchange Client may be incorrect; they
appear different from the way they were composed.
CAUSE
The original e-mail message may have come from a system such as a mainframe
e-mail system that uses a fixed format system font for composing messages.
When the message is received at the Exchange client, the formatting and
horizontal spacing of the characters appear differently because of font
mapping.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, do one of the following:
- In Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0, change the default font for incoming
Internet e-mail to a fixed format by checking the Use Fixed-Width Font
option in the Internet Mail tab of the Internet Mail Service properties.
NOTE: The Use Fixed-Width Font setting does not apply to RTF and HTML
messages.
-OR-
- Install the Exchange Server Preview Pane Extension (tripane extension),
available in the Exchange Server Resource Kit. The Preview Pane
Extension supports a fixed font setting.
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