OL2000: (CW) ErrMsg: "The NetMeeting alias (e-mail name) contains unrecognized characters"

ID: Q224913

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 2000

NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Corporate or Workgroup option. This option allows you to use Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) services. To determine your installation type, on the Help Menu click About Microsoft Outlook. In About Microsoft Outlook you should see "Corporate or Workgroup" if you have the Corporate or Workgroup installation.

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to set up an online meeting using Microsoft NetMeeting while working in offline mode, you may get the following error message when you attempt to send the meeting request:

The NetMeeting alias (e-mail name) contains unrecognized characters. It can contain letters, numbers and some common symbols. Please try again.

CAUSE

The meeting organizer's e-mail address is not resolved properly when working offline.

RESOLUTION

Send the meeting request while working online.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug