XCLN: Certain Characters Not Allowed in Web Services URL (178220)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Outlook 97 8.03
- Microsoft Outlook, Exchange Server Edition
- Microsoft Outlook for Macintosh, Exchange Server Edition 8.0
This article was previously published under Q178220 SYMPTOMS
When you specify a Uniform Resource Link (URL) containing a hyphen (-) or
underscore (_) in the Web Services Location or Directory Page Location
fields, you may receive an error similar to the following:
The URL syntax is incorrect. The character - is not valid.
CAUSE
Although these characters are normally valid for a URL, the Microsoft
Outlook client does not allow them to be used.
WORKAROUND
The only workaround at this time is to specify a URL that does not contain
a hyphen or underscore.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/18/2005 |
---|
Keywords: | kbbug KB178220 |
---|
|