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Q166556: XADM: Modifying cc:Mail Proxy Address Can Cause Double Escapes

Article: Q166556
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 15-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 modify a cc:Mail proxy address that contains an escape character, the
single escape character becomes doubled, as in the following examples:

  "/hhhh" changes to "//hhhh"

  -and-

  "//hhhh" changes to "////hhhh"

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
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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : 5.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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