OL2000: Subject Line Prefix Stripped from Reply Message

• Microsoft Outlook 2000

SYMPTOMS

When replying to a message, Outlook may strip prefixes followed by a colon (:), out of the Subject line.

RESOLUTION

To prevent Outlook from stripping the prefix from the Subject line, edit the message. Remove the colon after the prefix and then click Reply.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Outlook may strip prefixes consisting of three or fewer characters followed by a colon (such as RE:, FWD:, NET:, X:, and such) from a reply if you receive the message through the Internet Mail Only (IMO) installation of Outlook. This may also happen if you receive the message through the Internet E-mail service of a Corporate/Workgroup (CW) installation of Outlook.

Regardless of the Outlook installation mode, any Outlook-generated prefix followed by a colon may be stripped from a reply, such as the following:

Accept:

Reject:

Out of Office AutoReply:

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords : GnlIMEP MsgRply
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug