OLEXP: Cannot Gain Access to IMAP Folders Using Extended Characters (196260)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for UNIX on Sun Solaris
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for UNIX on HP-UX
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for UNIX on Sun Solaris
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for UNIX on HP-UX
This article was previously published under Q196260
For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express

SYMPTOMS

If you attempt to use Outlook Express for UNIX to gain access to an Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) folder whose name contains extended ASCII characters, you may receive an error message or a core dump.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, use Outlook Express for Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows NT, or a third-party mail program to rename the folder so that its name does not contain extended characters.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/25/2003
Keywords:kbenv kbprb KB196260
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