Q142994: Known Issues Concerning Bulletin Boards on MSN

Article: Q142994
Product(s): The Microsoft Network
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.2,1.3
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbmsn
Last Modified: 13-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Network versions 1.2, 1.3 
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SUMMARY
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This article lists some known issues concerning bulletin boards (BBSs) on MSN,
The Microsoft Network.

MORE INFORMATION
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Overwriting Files
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When you download an attachment that overwrites an existing file with the same
name, you may be asked twice if you want to overwrite the file.

Modifying BBS Messages
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When you open a BBS message you can modify it, but you cannot save it back to
MSN. When you close a modified message, you receive the following message:

  Local message has changed. Do you want to save changes to <message
  title> before closing?

If you click Yes, you are prompted to save the message to your computer's hard
disk.

Typing Ahead
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If you open a window to compose a message and type ahead before the window is
open, the words you type are lost.

Formatting
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If you apply formatting at the end of the subject line, the formatting carries
over into the message text.

Cannot Drag Attachment to Desktop
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When you drag an attachment from a BBS message to the desktop, an icon named
Scrap is created. To download the attachment, double-click it.

No Free Hard Disk Space
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If you attempt to open a BBS message when you have no free hard disk space, you
receive the following error message:

  Navigator Not Found.
  A file needed to complete this task is missing or corrupted.

Text Not Correctly Formatted in Notepad
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When you save a BBS message as a text-only file and open it using Notepad, the
text is not correctly formatted. You can work around this problem by using
WordPad or another word processing program to open the file.

Cannot Print from BBS Window
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Although the Print and Print Setup commands are on the File menu in the BBS
window, the commands do not work. You can print from an open message.

Reply to Old Message Not Part of Thread
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If you reply to an old BBS message, your reply may appear as a new message and
not part of the original thread.

Incorrectly Displayed Icon
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When you view the properties of a file attached to a BBS message, the icon on the
Properties tab is not correctly displayed.

Signing Out Causes Messages to Disappear
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If you sign out of MSN with a BBS open, when you sign in again, the messages that
were in the BBS may not appear.

Additional query words: msn bbs

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Keywords          : kbmsn 
Technology        : kbMSNSearch kbMSN130 kbMSN120
Version           : WINDOWS:1.2,1.3
Issue type        : kbinfo

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