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What is the client software?
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Umm... it's via a 3rd party API dll they are downloading it from.
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Umm... it's via a 3rd party API dll they are downloading it from.

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Personally, I would be looking at the client - as a test, try using something like outlook express and see if it has the same problems.<br />
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Ideally, you would not be using POP3 at all, but I doubt that is an option.
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Personally, I would be looking at the client - as a test, try using something like outlook express and see if it has the same problems.

Ideally, you would not be using POP3 at all, but I doubt that is an option.

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Points refunded. &nbsp;I can't see greylisting doing anything like that, but as long as it works I suppose...
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Points refunded.  I can't see greylisting doing anything like that, but as long as it works I suppose...

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Hi All:<br />
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I have been told to look at my exchange server recently, as a user of mine who is downloading emails via POP3 seems to be getting weird charaters. To be precise: <br />
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What was written in original email: &quot;Shelly's program&quot; .. what's being outputted via POP3: &quot;Shelly&amp;#! ! 39;s program&quot;<br />
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Also, randomly &quot;! !&quot; is appearing all over the emails downloaded via POP3.<br />
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Mind you these characters are NOT showing up when downloaded via IMAP or other protocols... Only POP3. does anyone have a suggestion on where to hunt?
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Hi All:

I have been told to look at my exchange server recently, as a user of mine who is downloading emails via POP3 seems to be getting weird charaters. To be precise: 

What was written in original email: "Shelly's program" .. what's being outputted via POP3: "Shelly&#! ! 39;s program"

Also, randomly "! !" is appearing all over the emails downloaded via POP3.

Mind you these characters are NOT showing up when downloaded via IMAP or other protocols... Only POP3. does anyone have a suggestion on where to hunt?

When downloading via POP3 on Exchange 2003 server, weird characters appear

Interactions between email servers and clients are governed by email protocols. The three most common email protocols are POP, IMAP and MAPI. Most email software operates under one of these (and many products support more than one).  The correct protocol must be selected, and correctly configured, if you want your email account to work.

Email Protocols

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note-taker, journal, and web browser.

Outlook

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.