XCCC: The Address That Appears in the Instant Messenger Window Is Not the User's E-mail Address (811610)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
SYMPTOMSWhen you are in an Instant Messenger (IM) conversation, you
notice that the address that is listed for the other user is different from
their e-mail address. The address that is listed includes the name of your IM
router, but the user's e-mail address does not.STATUS This
behavior is by design. IM is designed to use an addressing system
that is different from Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) e-mail addresses.
When an IM user is enabled, an IM address is written in the msExchIMAddress
attribute for that user object. The msExchIMAddress attribute contains the
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) for the user in the following e-mail format:
username@IMrouter.domain.com,
where username is the user's e-mail alias, where
IMrouter is the user's IM router, and where
domain.com is the domain where the user
resides.
As the communication occurs over IM, the IM address appears
in the IM window. However, when you send an e-mail message from the IM window
the SMTP address is used.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 6/13/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbTransport kbRTC kbExchange2000preSP3fea KB811610 |
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