Microsoft KB Archive/811817

= XADM: You Recieve an Error Message When You Create or Move a Folder That Is Named &quot;.&quot; or &quot;..&quot; in Exchange 2000 Server =

Article ID: 811817

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server
 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you use Microsoft Outlook or Extended Messaging Application Program Interface (MAPI) to connect the client to Exchange 2000 Server, you may receive the following error messages:  When you try to create a new folder with the name &quot;.&quot; or &quot;..&quot; or &quot;...&quot; and so on, you receive the error message:

Unable to create the folder.

 When you try to move, delete or copy a folder that has the name &quot;.&quot; or &quot;..&quot; and so on, you receive the following error message:

The operation failed.





CAUSE
This problem occurs because Exchange Installable File System (ExIFS) treats &quot;.&quot; and &quot;..&quot; as special characters, and you cannot create folders that have names that contain these characters.



RESOLUTION
To resolve the first problem mentioned in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section, create a folder that has a name that uses any other character. Then rename the folder to &quot;.&quot; or &quot;..&quot; and so on. When you rename the folder, ExIFS renames this folder as &quot;[.]&quot; for &quot;.&quot; and &quot;[.]1&quot; for &quot;..&quot;. The folder name in Microsoft Outlook or Extended MAPI continues to appear as &quot;.&quot; or &quot;..&quot;.

To resolve the second problem mentioned in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section, rename the folder from &quot;.&quot; or &quot;..&quot; and so on to &quot;[.]&quot; or &quot;[..]&quot; and so on. Then try to move, delete or copy the folder.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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