Long fille name truncated in OWA of MS exchange server 2007

What version of IE?

IE 6 had a problem:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873387

Yep.. it's an IE issue, not Exchange. :)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee221145(EXCHG.80).aspx

I am using IE 7,  my attachment is an pdf . When it is over 30 characters in filename, it will be truncated.  Is  there any patches on IE 7 to solve this.  Currently we have no intention to move to IE8.

I don't believe so as IE7 does not support long file names

Do u mean the only way is upgrade to IE8?

Correct.. or rename the files

I just try the IE 8, same problem .  Isn't it the OWA problem instead of IE ?

More info: I just want to attach a long file name (40 characters long) but the attachment  field  shows a truncated file name.   I am using IE 8 on windows xpp send long english filename attachment..

I just tried a file with a 45 charter name and it worked.. I am on EX2010 though.

I attached it on a IE 7 or IE 8 , the attachment names is truncated.  

I just tried on Exchange 2003 with IE8 and the attachment name stayed 40 characters long.

I used an attachment name of 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890.pdf

sorry that is 50 characters long... which is how long it stays...

I have also tried on XP SP3 with IE6 & Exchange 2003 SP2 OWA and I can still see the attachment as 50 characters long. I also tried attaching a new 50 character attachment and the name still stayed 50 characters long...

Yep... need to shorten the name. :)

Can you try with space within the filename?

Just tried:
123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 1234567890.pdf
Vista client IE8 Exchange 2003 SP2 OWA = file name stays the same length
XP SP3 client IE6 Exchange 2003 SP2 OWA = filename stays the same length

I have also tried with the basic client vs. the Premium one and the filename stays the same length

123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 1234567890.pdf
I have just tested this on SBS 2008 Premium SP1 and can verify I see that the filename gets shortened to 28 characters including a ~1 on the end (123456789 123456789 123456~1.pdf)
. But when I mouse over it, it displays the full file name. Funnily enough when I do a save it does the full filename, but puts underscores in where I have spaces...

@PeterYau - are you seeing the same thing?

Yes, similiar.  But I don't find this problem in Safari or firefox.  It's definitely IE problem but wiithout solutiion.  Shame to Microsoft.

It's odd that I have the issue on SBS2008 and not Exchange 2003 which is much older... As you have seen with my previous testing it works with IE6 and IE8 against Exchange 2003.

Microsoft likes to pull out beta products to the market , then start the R2 version. Unfortunately, sbs 2008 does not have R2 right now.  Users have to suffer.

I have just tried E2k7 SP2 on SBS2008 and have the same issue = file name is truncated in the OWA display, but mouseover works (shows full file name).

I take it mouseover is not a workaround you are looking for?

It seems we can only wait for Microsoft to fix it.  Another fact showing how IE development team is inferior to others.

hmmm, I don't think it is an IE issue... cause IE6 and IE8 work with Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2010, just not Exchange 2007 on SBS 2008 (I haven't tested Exchange 2007 by itself yet (on  w2k3 or w2k8) say tuned for those results...

Is that one of the numerous bugs and is also one of  the reasons for  Microsoft to develop exchange 2010?

it seems we have to wait for MS to fix it by next release of exchange!!!!

pls close this as seems no solution

can't you close it and award the points to yourself or something? Or give me some points for testing it ;-)

it seems we need MS to fix this