Exchange Connector for Lotus Notes extracts filter rule incorrectly (249113)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP3
This article was previously published under Q249113

SYMPTOMS

If you set up the filter rule in the [LME-NOTES-DXANOTES] section as follows:

FILTER_X = X,EQ,[formatted string]

The Microsoft Exchange Connector for Lotus Notes may extract the filter rule incorrectly, and during directory synchronization (dirsync) the incorrect users are synchronized to the Exchange Server directory if the [formatted string] variable contains "," (without the quotation marks), for example:

filter_person = CompanyName, EQ, Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism

The Exchange Connector for Lotus Notes synchronizes all of the entries to the Exchange Server directory as if the user's CompanyName is "Ministry of Economic Development" instead of "Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism."

CAUSE

The Exchange Connector for Lotus Notes uses "," (without the quotation marks) as a delimiter when it parses the filter rule.

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 Exchange Server version 5.5 Service Pack 3. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft continues to update the tools that support interoperability among Lotus Domino R5 and Lotus Domino 6, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. The updated tools for Lotus Domino replace the following tools that are included with Exchange Server 2003 and with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
  • Exchange Connector for Lotus Notes
  • Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes
  • Migration Wizard for Lotus Notes
To obtain these tools and to obtain guidance and additional resources, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/interopmigration/collaboration/default.mspx

These updated tools provide additional functionality and address several issues that customers reported with earlier versions of the tools.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/10/2006
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