XFOR: Chat Channel Created with Double-byte Leading Character Fails

ID: Q182026

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SYMPTOMS

In any version of the Microsoft Exchange Chat Service that supports a double-byte character set, for example, the Japanese version, you may receive the following error message:

An IRC-compatible channel name must begin with the number sign (#) or
the ampersand (&).
Do you want to make this an MIC-only channel?

NOTE: The above message will appear in the localized language.

CAUSE

Microsoft Exchange Chat Service does not support double-byte #, &, or % as valid leading characters as IRC channel names.

RESOLUTION

Use a single-byte #, &, or % as the leading character for all IRC/IRCX compatible channel names.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: MCISCHAT

Keywords : kbusage XFOR
Version : WINDOWS:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug