Article: Q192087
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0,4.0a
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Last Modified: 17-FEB-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server versions 4.0, 4.0a
- Microsoft BackOffice Server 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to install Small Business Server, after you insert compact disc
2, you get one of the following error messages:
Small Business Server Setup Failed. The Specific Error Code 0xc9ef18.
Setup will continue but the component may not function correctly.
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Small Business Server Setup Failed. The Specific Error Code 0x120ef18.
Setup will continue but the component may not function correctly.
CAUSE
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This error is caused by an invalid character in the "organization" name.
MORE INFORMATION
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The characters allowed in an X.400 address is the printable string of characters
defined in the X.409 specification. The X.409 Specification is contained in the
CCITT (The International Telegraph & Telephone Consultative Committee) "Red
Book" volume VIII-fascicle VIII.7--the Data Communication Networks Message
Handling System Recommendations for X.400- X.430.
- No distinction is made between uppercase and lowercase letters.
- Leading and trailing spaces are ignored. If there are multiple spaces within
an attribute, they are converted to a single space.
- The following characters are allowed:
Name Character
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Capital letters A, B, C, and so on
Lowercase letters a, b, c, and so on
Digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Space (space)
Apostrophe '
Left parenthesis (
Right parenthesis )
Plus sign +
Comma ,
Hyphen -
Period .
Forward slash /
Colon :
Equal sign =
Question mark ?
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Q108732 X400: Address Syntax
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Keywords :
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbBackOfficeSearch kbSBServSearch kbBackOfficeServ400 kbSBServ400 kbSBServ400a
Version : WinNT:4.0,4.0a
Hardware : ALPHA x86
Issue type : kbprb
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