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Q199532: XWEB:Netscape Navigator for Solaris Corrupts Options Page in OWA

Article: Q199532
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 19-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Active Server Components, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Outlook Web Access, version 5.5 Service Packs 1, 2, 3 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use Netscape Navigator on a Solaris Sparcstation to access a Microsoft
Exchange Server computer using the Outlook Web client running the Japanese code
pages, the Options page may be corrupted.

CAUSE
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Netscape Navigator decoded the JavaScript as EUC, not S-JIS. This results in the
corrupted Option page.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbOutlookSearch kbZNotKeyword6 kbExchangeSearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbOWASearch kbOWA550SP1 kbOWA550SP2 kbOWA550SP3 kbExchangeActiveServComp500
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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