Yes, it is a security feature that was added.  Not sure about Windows 2000 but 
in AIX you have to set the 
 "AdditionalLegalTrapCharacters" environment variable in the netnmrc.pre file 
and export it.  Search the archives on that variable, you'll find several 
references.
 
Bob

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From: owner-nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com on behalf of Bartlomiej Grenda
Sent: Thu 11/4/2004 4:39 PM
To: nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com
Subject: [nv-l] The "\" symbol in traps fields




NetView 7.1.4 Fixpack 1 on Windows 2000 Professional

All special symbols (including ".") that are taken from string fields from
SNMP traps are automatically prefixed with "\" symbol. When I use it
display or log some information containing i.e. IP address it makes it
almost unreadable. I remember that this workaround is related with security
issue (ability to run malicious code on NetView machine just by sending
well crafted SNMP trap), but I can't remeber how to control that. I would
like to simply get rid of these "\". Anyone remebers how to do it?

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Bartlomiej Grenda

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