Microsoft KB Archive/182026

= XFOR: Chat Channel Created with Double-byte Leading Character Fails =

Article ID: 182026

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q182026





SYMPTOMS
In any version of the Microsoft Exchange Chat Service that supports a double-byte character set, for example, the Japanese version, you may receive the following error message:

An IRC-compatible channel name must begin with the number sign (#) or

the ampersand (&).

Do you want to make this an MIC-only channel?

NOTE: The above message will appear in the localized language.



CAUSE
Microsoft Exchange Chat Service does not support double-byte #, &, or % as valid leading characters as IRC channel names.



RESOLUTION
Use a single-byte #, &, or % as the leading character for all IRC/IRCX compatible channel names.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: MCISCHAT

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix kbusage KB182026

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