PC Win: Comma Causes Problems with Name Resolution

Last reviewed: May 26, 1995
Article ID: Q112877

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail for Windows, version 3.2

SYMPTOMS

Version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows does not differentiate properly between commas and apostrophes. For example, the following character combinations are confused by the name finder service:

   O'
   O,

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional reference words: 3.20
KBCategory: kbusage kbbug3.20
KBSubCategory: MailPCWin

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Last reviewed: May 26, 1995
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