X400: Network Name Field Refuses to Accept Character Input

Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
Article ID: Q115445

3.20 MS-DOS kbusage kbbug3.20

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail Gateway to X.400, version 3.2

SYMPTOMS

The Network Name field refuses to accept character input with code page settings other than 437.

CAUSE

The gateway supports code page 437 only.

RESOLUTION

Use a previous Admin file and consult the documentation on how to edit this file manually.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE BEHAVIOR

On an MS-DOS machine:

Set up with code page 850 and country code German:

2. Run X400ADM.EXE. 3. Select Address Conversion. 4. In the Network Name field try to type any Ext. Char. from the German

   keyboard.

Notice that the field doesn't accept character input.

Additional reference words: 3.20
KBCategory: kbusage kbbug3.20
KBSubcategory: MailGWX400

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Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
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