XFOR: Windows NT Option Pack Certificate Causes MCIS SSL to Fail
Article ID: 194785
Article Last Modified on 2/24/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.0
- Microsoft Certificate Server 1.0
This article was previously published under Q194785
SYMPTOMS
When you install a security certificate from a certificate authority
running Microsoft Certificate Server 1.0 on a Microsoft Commercial
Internet System (MCIS) 2.0 POP3 or IMAP server, client connections using
SSL may fail.
CAUSE
The buffer allocated for security requests is not large enough to handle
the increased size of the certificates issued by Microsoft Certificate
Server.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT
version 4.0. For more information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base.
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How To Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Commercial
Internet System version 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows
NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.
MORE INFORMATION
This fix is located in the Support\Mcis2.0 directory on the Windows NT 4.0
Service Pack 4 compact disc.
Additional query words: netscape option pack certsrv
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