Cannot Connect to News URL When Message ID Contains "#"

ID: Q181568

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 for UNIX on Sun Solaris

SYMPTOMS

You may not be able to connect to a Universal Resource Locator (URL) address that contains a number sign (#) character.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior can occur when you view the results of a search that returns Usenet article titles.

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords          : kbtool msieunix kbfaq
Version           : UNIX:4.01
Platform          : UNIX
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 25, 1998