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Filenames of Attachments with Long File Names are Truncated (Doc ID 1344963.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Communications Messaging Server - Version 7.0.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

The names of files attached to messages passing through the MTA are truncated to 128 characters.  When the file name is longer than 128 characters, characters are removed from the beginning of the file name.

The contents of the file are not altered, just the name of the file.

Changes

 

Cause

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In this Document
Symptoms
Changes
Cause
 Prior to RFC 2231
 The MTA defaults to truncating long file names
 Long parameter values are segmented
 Legal vs. Good idea
Solution


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