Microsoft KB Archive/146413

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

Japanese Characters Not Displayed Correctly in BBS Author List
Last reviewed: October 7, 1997

Article ID: Q146413

The information in this article applies to:


 * The Microsoft Network versions 1.0, 1.05, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 2.5

SYMPTOMS
When you use the Japanese version of MSN, The Microsoft Network, and you post a bulletin board (BBS) message, the Japanese characters in your name may not be correctly displayed in the Author list.

CAUSE
The name in the BBS Author list is taken from the address book, which does not store your member data in Unicode. When the BBS asks for your member name, the name is received in ASCII. The name is not displayed correctly because the correct code page information is not available.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in The Microsoft Network. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.