Microsoft KB Archive/247466

= XCLN: Symbol Characters Not Recognized in Outlook Web Access Subject Line =

Article ID: 247466

Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q247466





SYMPTOMS
When you use Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Outlook Web Access (OWA) and you attempt to type the URL address of an e-mail message that contains certain symbols, you receive the following error message:

Page can not be displayed

An example of such a URL address for a message with a subject of "Test?" is:

http:// /exchange/ /inbox/test?.eml



CAUSE
This behavior occurs with escaped characters such as the pound sign (#), the question mark (?), or the asterisk (*). Escaped characters cannot be used in un-escaped form in URLs. The URL name of the message will be changed to "test%3F.eml" or something similar.



RESOLUTION
Select the message from within the OWA Inbox by double-clicking it instead of manually inputting the URL address.



STATUS
This behavior is by design. The escaped characters are converted to a set of characters that can be used within the URL.

Additional query words: exch2kp2w

Keywords: kbbug kberrmsg kbnofix KB247466

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