Microsoft KB Archive/241686

= OL2000: Outlook Incorrectly Parses One-Off Addresses Containing Equals Signs =

Article ID: 241686

Article Last Modified on 10/6/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q241686



SYMPTOMS
Outlook incorrectly parses one-off addresses containing EQUAL (=) signs. If an address similar to the following has been entered on the To line in Outlook

  User=Name@Domain.com the address is parsed as:

    Display Name:  User=

Address:      Name@Domain.Com

Type:         SMTP



CAUSE
Outlook interprets the EQUAL sign as a delimeter which causes the one-off address parsing routine to truncate the string at the EQUAL sign.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

245025 OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)



WORKAROUND
Addresses containing EQUAL signs can still be used with Outlook if the one-off addresses are entered with the address type specified within the square brackets, using this format:

[SMTP:User=Name@Domain.Com]



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Outlook 2000. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.



MORE INFORMATION
The fix for this problem is contained within the Msmapi32.dll. The Msmapi32.dll goes in the following folder for Microsoft Windows 95/98:   C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\95 The Msmapi32.dll goes in the following folder for Microsoft Windows NT:   C:\Program Files\Common Files\SYSTEM\Mapi\1033\NT

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