XCON: E-Mail Is Returned as Non-Deliverable When You Use Special Characters in Lotus cc:Mail Post Office Names (306115)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server

This article was previously published under Q306115

SUMMARY

In Lotus cc:Mail, when you use post office names that contain any of the following characters

;
.
!
@
#
$
%
*
/
\

e-mail from Exchange 2000 Server is returned as non-deliverable by the Exchange cc:Mail Connector.

These characters are unsupported in names for post offices by both Lotus and Microsoft.

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior is documented in the Lotus cc:Mail Release 8.5 Planning and Installation Guide, Chapter 5, page 57, which states:

"Do not use post office names that include the following characters: ;, ., !, @, #, $, %, *, / and \."

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	4/25/2005
Keywords:	kbhowto kbinfo KB306115