XFOR: INS: Period Is Not Accepted in From Address (176674)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Commercial Internet Server 1.0
This article was previously published under Q176674 SYMPTOMS
Articles with a period (dot) in the "from" address are rejected by the
Internet News Server (INS).
For example:
200 NNTP Service Microsoft(r) Internet Services 5.5 Version: 5.5.1726.0
Posting Allowed
post
340 Continue posting - terminate with period
From: John D. Doe <johndoe@company.com>
newsgroups: alt.test
subject: test
test.
.
441 (633) Article Rejected -- Address in 'From:' field has an illegal
value
CAUSE
Punctuation characters are not accepted in the From address by INS.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the fix referenced below or wait for the
next Microsoft Commercial Internet Server service pack.
With the fix applied, INS is modified to only accept email addresses in the
form John D. Doe <johndoe@company.com>. Only the period is accepted and no
other punctuation marks are accepted.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a limitation in MCIS version 1.0.
A supported fix is now available, but has not been not fully regression
tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific
problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem,
Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains
this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/22/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbQFE KB176674 |
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