Article ID: 247466
Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition
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:
An example of such a URL address for a message with a subject of "Test?" is:
http://servername
/exchange/username
/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.
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