XFOR: MCIS Allows Additional ASCII Characters in Newsgroup Names (184721)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.0
This article was previously published under Q184721

SUMMARY

Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.0 NNTP server allows additional ASCII characters to be placed in a newsgroup name. These characters are: "=" , "@" , "+" , "-" , "_".

Although these characters are eligible to be in a newsgroup name, there may be compatibility problems with legacy NNTP servers. Some NNTP servers require that the first character of a newsgroup name exclude these special characters, which may cause problems during newsgroup replication.

NOTE: Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.0 allows any of these characters to be placed as the first character of the newsgroup name.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information consult the Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.0 Online documentation.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:1/8/2000
Keywords:kbinfo KB184721
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