[MS-MCI]:

Microsoft ZIP (MSZIP) Compression and Decompression

Data Structure

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 5
1.1 Glossary ........................................................................................................... 5
1.2 References ........................................................................................................ 5
1.2.1 Normative References ................................................................................... 5
1.2.2 Informative References ................................................................................. 5
1.3 Overview .......................................................................................................... 5
1.4 Relationship to Protocols and Other Structures ...................................................... 5
1.5 Applicability Statement ....................................................................................... 6
1.6 Versioning and Localization ................................................................................. 6
1.7 Vendor-Extensible Fields ..................................................................................... 6
2 Structures ............................................................................................................... 7
3 Structure Examples ................................................................................................. 8
4 Security ................................................................................................................... 9
4.1 Security Considerations for Implementers ............................................................. 9
4.2 Index of Security Fields ...................................................................................... 9
5 Appendix A: Product Behavior ............................................................................... 10
6 Change Tracking .................................................................................................... 11
7 Index ..................................................................................................................... 12

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1 Introduction
The Microsoft ZIP (MSZIP) data structure enables a client or server to encode or decode data that is
stored in the DEFLATE compressed data format.

Sections 1.7 and 2 of this specification are normative. All other sections and examples in this
specification are informative.

1.1 Glossary

This document uses the following terms:

stream: An element of a compound file, as described in [MS-CFB]. A stream contains a sequence

of bytes that can be read from or written to by an application, and they can exist only in
storages.

MAY, SHOULD, MUST, SHOULD NOT, MUST NOT: These terms (in all caps) are used as defined
in [RFC2119]. All statements of optional behavior use either MAY, SHOULD, or SHOULD NOT.

1.2 References

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in the library are not updated at the same time, the section numbers in the documents may not
match. You can confirm the correct section numbering by checking the Errata.

1.2.1 Normative References

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assist you in finding the relevant information.

[RFC1951] Deutsch, P., "DEFLATE Compressed Data Format Specification version 1.3", RFC 1951, May
1996, http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1951.txt

[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC
2119, March 1997, http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt

1.2.2 Informative References

[MS-OXPROTO] Microsoft Corporation, "Exchange Server Protocols System Overview".

1.3 Overview

MSZIP compression is a derivative of the DEFLATE compressed data format described in [RFC1951].
MSZIP uses only the three basic methods of compression described in [RFC1951] section 3.2.3: no
compression, compression with fixed Huffman codes, and compression with dynamic Huffman codes.

1.4 Relationship to Protocols and Other Structures

None.

For conceptual background information and overviews of the relationships and interactions between
this and other protocols, see [MS-OXPROTO].

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1.5 Applicability Statement

The MSZIP structure is applicable to protocols or structures that are designed to use [RFC1951] to
compress or decompress data.

1.6 Versioning and Localization

None.

1.7 Vendor-Extensible Fields

None.

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2 Structures
Each MSZIP block MUST consist of a 2-byte MSZIP signature and one or more RFC 1951 blocks. The 2-
byte MSZIP signature MUST consist of the bytes 0x43 and 0x4B. The MSZIP signature MUST be the
first 2 bytes in the MSZIP block. The MSZIP signature is shown in the following packet diagram.

Figure 1: Packet diagram with MSZIP signature

MSZIP signature Byte 0 (1 byte): The first byte of the MSZIP signature MUST be 0x43.

MSZIP signature Byte 1 (1 byte): The second byte of the MSZIP signature MUST be 0x4B.

Each MSZIP block is the result of a single deflate compression operation, as defined in [RFC1951]. The
compressor that performs the compression operation MUST generate one or more RFC 1951 blocks, as
defined in [RFC1951]. The number, deflation mode, and type of RFC 1951 blocks in each MSZIP block
is determined by the compressor, as defined in [RFC1951]. The last RFC 1951 block in each MSZIP
block MUST be marked as the "end" of the stream, as defined by [RFC1951] section 3.2.3. Decoding
trees MUST be discarded after each RFC 1951 block, but the history buffer MUST be maintained. Each
MSZIP block MUST represent no more than 32 KB of uncompressed data.

The maximum compressed size of each MSZIP block is 32 KB + 12 bytes. This enables the MSZIP
block to contain 32 KB of data split between two noncompressed RFC 1951 blocks, each of which has
a value of BTYPE=00.

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3 Structure Examples
The MSZIP block structure shown in the following diagram contains a single RFC 1951 block.

The MSZIP block structure shown in the following diagram contains two RFC 1951 blocks.

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4 Security

4.1 Security Considerations for Implementers

None.

4.2 Index of Security Fields

None.

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5 Appendix A: Product Behavior
The information in this specification is applicable to the following Microsoft products or supplemental
software. References to product versions include updates to those products.

 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

 Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

 Microsoft Exchange Server 2010

 Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

 Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

 Microsoft Outlook 2010

Exceptions, if any, are noted in this section. If an update version, service pack or Knowledge Base
(KB) number appears with a product name, the behavior changed in that update. The new behavior
also applies to subsequent updates unless otherwise specified. If a product edition appears with the
product version, behavior is different in that product edition.

Unless otherwise specified, any statement of optional behavior in this specification that is prescribed
using the terms "SHOULD" or "SHOULD NOT" implies product behavior in accordance with the
SHOULD or SHOULD NOT prescription. Unless otherwise specified, the term "MAY" implies that the
product does not follow the prescription.

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6 Change Tracking
No table of changes is available. The document is either new or has had no changes since its last
release.

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7 Index
A field index 9
implementer considerations 9
Applicability 6 Structures
overview 7
C
T
Change tracking 11
Common data types and fields 7 Tracking changes 11

D V

Data types and fields - common 7 Vendor-extensible fields 6

Details Versioning 6
common data types and fields 7

Examples 8

Fields - security index 9

Fields - vendor-extensible 6

Glossary 5

Implementer - security considerations 9

Index of security fields 9
Informative references 5
Introduction 5

Localization 6

Normative references 5

Overview (synopsis) 5

Product behavior 10

References 5
informative 5
normative 5
Relationship to protocols and other structures 5

Security

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