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Q220952: XWEB: "There Were Problems Sending The Item" Saving Contact in O

Article: Q220952
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Outlook Web Access, version 5.5 Service Packs 1, 2, 3 
- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the Outlook Web Access (OWA) client to access your Contact folder
and attempt to save a new contact, the following error message may occur:

  There were problems sending the item. Your server may have been temporarily
  unavailable or you may not have permissions to send or change the item. Try
  again or cancel.

CAUSE
=====

Selecting the "Use Microsoft Schedule Plus as my Primary Calendar" option will
cause this behavior to occur.

WORKAROUND
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Access the Contacts folder using a standard Outlook client, or use the Outlook
Calendar rather than Schedule+ as your primary calendar.

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.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbOutlookSearch kbOWASearch kbOWA550SP1 kbOWA550SP2 kbOWA550SP3
Version           : WINDOWS:5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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