Microsoft KB Archive/141194

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

Cannot Reply by E-mail to Messages with Brackets in Address
Last reviewed: October 7, 1997

Article ID: Q141194

The information in this article applies to:


 * The Microsoft Network versions 1.0, 1.05, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 2.5

SYMPTOMS
When you reply to a bulletin board (BBS) or newsgroup message sent from an address that includes angle brackets (for example, Mike Smith ), the message is returned to you as undeliverable.

CAUSE
The Microsoft Network e-mail does not support this address format.

RESOLUTION
Remove the angle brackets and correctly format the address before you send the reply.