Microsoft KB Archive/256440

= XWEB: Subject Line with a Colon May Change Unexpectedly When Replying or Forwarding =

Article ID: 256440

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q256440





SYMPTOMS
If you use Exchange 2000 Server Outlook Web Access (OWA) to reply to or forward a meeting request or e-mail message that has a subject line that contains a colon in the first four characters, the subject may change unexpectedly. Any characters up to and including the colon may be deleted.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server.



MORE INFORMATION
For example, if you use Outlook Web Access to reply to or forward meeting requests or e-mail messages that have the following four subject lines
 * abcd: four characters
 * abc: three characters
 * ab: two characters
 * a: one character

the results are as follows:  If the subject is "abcd: four characters" (where the colon is the fifth character), the original subject remains intact; if the item is a meeting request, the subject is displayed as follows:

Accepted: abcd: four characters

If the item is an e-mail message, the subject is displayed as follows:

re:abcd: four characters

 If the subject is "abc: three characters" (where the colon is the fourth character), the original subject is stripped of the characters up to and including the colon; if the item is a meeting request, the subject is displayed as follows:

Accepted: three characters

If the item is an e-mail message, the subject is displayed as follows:

re: three characters

 If the subject is "ab: two characters" (where the colon is the third character), the original subject is stripped of the characters up to and including the colon; if the item is a meeting request, the subject is displayed as follows:

Accepted: two characters

If the item is an e-mail message, the subject is displayed as follows:

re: two characters

 If the subject is "a: one character" (where the colon is the second character), the original subject is stripped of the characters up to and including the colon; if the item is a meeting request, the subject is displayed as follows:

Accepted: one character

If the item is an e-mail message, the subject is displayed as follows:

re: one character



Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB256440

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