OL2000: A Digital Signature Is Not Added to Messages that You Reply to or Forward (816837)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you set the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\Security\ AlwaysSign registry key to 1 to configure the AlwaysSign policy to add a digital signature to all messages that you send in Outlook, a digital signature may not be added to messages that you either reply to or forward.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Office 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The global version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Client Patch

   Date         Time   Size       File name
   --------------------------------------------
   21-Mar-2003  02:08  1,481,656  Outlookop.msp

Full File Patch

   Date         Time   Size       File name
   --------------------------------------------
   21-Mar-2003  02:37  3,170,724  Outlookff.msp
After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this fix will have the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.
   Date         Time    Version     Size       File name
   -------------------------------------------------------
   20-Mar-2003  11:01   9.0.0.7518  5,337,138  Outllib.dll
   31-Oct-2002  16:15   9.0.0.7031     45,104   Recall.dll
Note Because of file dependencies, this update requires Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbenv kbprb kbfix kbBug KB816837