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Q166537: XFOR: NNTP Authentication Denied with Space in NT Password

Article: Q166537
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 06-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to access NNTP newsgroups, authentication may fail. A 501
(authentication failure) error message appears in the application log.

CAUSE
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The NNTP authentication algorithm cannot handle a space in a user's password.

WORKAROUND
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Use passwords without spaces.

RESOLUTION
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Apply the fix described below. The NNTP authentication algorithm was fixed to
properly handle a password that contains spaces.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange Server
5.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on
the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K



Additional query words: log in fail
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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : 5.0

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