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Exchange Server 2000 does not support Arabic characters in the domain name

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Article ID: 820518 - Last Review: August 25, 2008 - Revision: 1.1

Exchange Server 2000 does not support Arabic characters in the domain name

SUMMARY

Exchange Server 2000 cannot be installed in a Windows 2000 based domain, if the domain name contained Arabic characters

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Iwndows 2000 supports the usage of Arabic characters in DNS, however the this does not conform to the Internet Domain Name Service standard specifications.

REFERENCES

For more information, please visit the Internationalized Domain Names web site:http://www.i-d-n.net/ (http://www.i-d-n.net/)

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server
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