OL2002: How to Turn Off the Security Feature That Displays the Full Address for Unresolved Recipient Names (318120)
The information in this article applies to:
This article was previously published under Q318120 IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry.
Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you
understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information
about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following
article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS There is a new security feature in Outlook 2002 that
displays the full address of unresolved recipient names in angle brackets
(<>) in the To and Cc boxes. If you receive a large number of messages from X.400
unresolved senders, you may want to turn off (disable) this feature.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest
service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For additional information, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 307841 OFFXP: How to Obtain the Latest Office XP Service Pack
The following registry key must be applied in order
for this fix to work. WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. - Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
- Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Options\Mail - On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
Value name: X400NoSpoof
Data type: REG_DWORD
Radix: Decimal Value data: 1 - Quit Registry Editor.
Note that a value of 1 turns on (enables) this processing, and a value of 0 turns off this processing. STATUSMicrosoft
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 Microsoft
Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2).
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/28/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbbug kbfix KB318120 |
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