Microsoft KB Archive/292971

= You receive an NDR when you use Outlook to send a message to an e-mail address that begins with a single quotation mark =

Article ID: 292971

Article Last Modified on 6/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

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This article was previously published under Q292971



SYMPTOMS
When you use a single quote to preface an e-mail address in a new message in Microsoft Outlook, you receive a non-delivery report (NDR) after you send the message and the recipient never receives the message.

The following is an example of this type of address:

'anyname@microsoft.com



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because Outlook 2002 does not consider an address that is formatted with only a single quote to be a valid e-mail address.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, either include a quote at the beginning and the end of the e-mail address, or use no quotes at all when you compose the message.

Additional query words: OL2002 OL2003 OL2007

Keywords: kbprb KB292971

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