Q152125: Underscore Treated as Wildcard in Address Book Find Feature

Article: Q152125
Product(s): The Microsoft Network
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.2,1.3
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Network versions 1.2, 1.3 
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The Find feature of the e-mail address book on MSN, The Microsoft Network,
treats the underscore character as a wildcard character. As a result, the
Find feature cannot locate member IDs that begin with an underscore.


Additional query words: msn 1.20 1.30

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

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