IMS: Quote Character In Quoted String

Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
Article ID: Q160156

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

When using SMTP, the quote character in a quoted string is not part of the quoted string. For example, here are two scenarios detailing this symptom:

Scenario 1

A mail message from

   <joe \smith"@dm>

will erroneously return

   250 "joe smith"@dm....Sender OK

because a quote-character (\) within a quoted string is not treated as part of it.

Scenario 2

A mail message from

   <joe \\smith"@dm>

will erroneously return

   250 "joe \smith"@dm....Sender OK

because a quote-character (\) that is to be part of a quoted string must be preceded by a quote-character (\).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Commercial Internet System (MCIS) version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: normandy internet mail server
Keywords : kbbug1.00 kbusage
Version : 1.00
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
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