OL2000: (CW) ErrMsg: "The NetMeeting alias (e-mail name) contains unrecognized characters" (224913)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000

This article was previously published under Q224913
NOTE: The procedures in this article only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Corporate or Workgroup option. With this option, you can use Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) services. To determine your installation type, click About Microsoft Outlook on the Help menu. If you have the Corporate or Workgroup installation, you see "Corporate or Workgroup".

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to set up an online meeting using Microsoft NetMeeting while working in offline mode, you may get the following error message when you attempt to send the meeting request:
The NetMeeting alias (e-mail name) contains unrecognized characters. It can contain letters, numbers and some common symbols. Please try again.

CAUSE

The meeting organizer's e-mail address is not resolved properly when working offline.

RESOLUTION

Send the meeting request while working online.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/29/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB224913