XFOR: After Dirsync, cc:Mail Address Does Not Include the Period After the Middle Initial (241988)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP1
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP2
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP3

This article was previously published under Q241988
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

When the you run directory synchronization (dirsync) between Lotus cc:Mail and Exchange Server and a cc:Mail address has a period after the middle initial, after directory synchronization, the period is not included in the middle initial field in either the X.400 address or the display name in Exchange Server.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server 5.5. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 4.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/22/2005
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