Usernames with spaces

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skiingwiz

Is there any way to make Outlook (2002) save usernames that contain spaces?
Currently it just strips the spaces. Outlook Express (6) seems to save the
spaces just fine.

(It's an IMAP server, though I doubt that matters.)

Thanks to anyone that can help.
 
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Brian Tillman

skiingwiz said:
Is there any way to make Outlook (2002) save usernames that contain
spaces? Currently it just strips the spaces. Outlook Express (6)
seems to save the spaces just fine.
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Got an example?
 
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skiingwiz

Brian Tillman said:
Got an example?
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Well, currently the username on my IMAP account is in the form "Firstname M
Lastnmae" (without quotes) but when I enter that into the username field in
the account settings Outlook saves it as "FirstnameMLastname" (again without
quotes). Thus anytime Outlook tries to access the IMAP server, it propmts
me for username and password and I chage the stored username from
"FirstnameMLastname" to "Firstname M Lastname".

Changing the username is not a option. The IT department decided this was a
better way to do things. (Though I have no earthly idea why.)
 
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Brian Tillman

skiingwiz said:
Well, currently the username on my IMAP account is in the form
"Firstname M Lastnmae" (without quotes) but when I enter that into
the username field in the account settings Outlook saves it as
"FirstnameMLastname" (again without quotes). Thus anytime Outlook
tries to access the IMAP server, it propmts me for username and
password and I chage the stored username from "FirstnameMLastname" to
"Firstname M Lastname".
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What type of system hosts the IMAP server? I don't know of many systems
that allow spaces in the authentication credentials.
 
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skiingwiz

Brian Tillman said:
What type of system hosts the IMAP server? I don't know of many systems
that allow spaces in the authentication credentials.
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I will admit a lack of knowledge here about the different systems, but I
think it is a Lotus Domino system (if that is even a type.) Lotus Notes is
the preferred e-mail app, but I have never liked it..
 
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Brian Tillman

skiingwiz said:
I will admit a lack of knowledge here about the different systems,
but I think it is a Lotus Domino system (if that is even a type.)
Lotus Notes is the preferred e-mail app, but I have never liked it..
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I believe Domino is the mail server (like Exchange). and Notes is the
client, like Outlook. I didn't know that Outlook would interface with
Domino. Must be a MAPI server.
 
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skiingwiz

Brian Tillman said:
I believe Domino is the mail server (like Exchange). and Notes is the
client, like Outlook. I didn't know that Outlook would interface with
Domino. Must be a MAPI server.
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Well, it is configured in Outlook as an IMAP server , not a MAPI server.
Either way, I am not sure that has any effect on how Outlook stores the user
name, does it?
 
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Brian Tillman

skiingwiz said:
Well, it is configured in Outlook as an IMAP server , not a MAPI
server. Either way, I am not sure that has any effect on how Outlook
stores the user name, does it?
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Your guess is an good as mine, I'm afraid.
 
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Jeff Stephenson [MSFT]

Are you certain that Outlook is storing the username without spaces? What
happens if you enter the username with spaces, save the account information,
then reopen the account information - are the spaces gone? When I try that
on Outlook 2003, they are still there. What may be happening is that the
Windows component that Outlook uses to talk to IMAP servers is removing
spaces during authentication.
 
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skiingwiz

Jeff Stephenson said:
Are you certain that Outlook is storing the username without spaces? What
happens if you enter the username with spaces, save the account information,
then reopen the account information - are the spaces gone? When I try that
on Outlook 2003, they are still there. What may be happening is that the
Windows component that Outlook uses to talk to IMAP servers is removing
spaces during authentication.
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Yes, if I enter the username with spaces, save the account information, then
reopen the account information, the spaces are gone. I am using Outlook
2002, so perhaps this is something that was corrected in Outlook 2003?
 
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Jeff Stephenson [MSFT]

Could be, but I'm unaware that anything was done (which doesn't mean much,
just that I can't verify that...)

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