DOCUMENT:Q230331  06-AUG-2002  [exchange]
TITLE   :XFOR: SMTP Address Generator Includes Consecutive Periods
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER:winnt:5.5
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:exc55 EXC55SP3Fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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You can modify the proxy address generated by the system in Microsoft Exchange
Server. If you set your site SMTP proxy address to the following:

   %g.%1i.%s@<domain_name>.com

an illegal SMTP address may be generated if there is no middle initial on the
mailbox. The generated address will contain a consecutive multiple period (.)
sequence. For example, if the name on the mailbox is John Doe, the generated
address is:

   John..Doe@<domain_name>.com

CAUSE
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The logic in the address generator does not look to see if a consecutive
multiple period sequence is included in the address.

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

   Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

Component: SMTP

+--------------------------+
| File name   | Version    | 
+--------------------------+
| Inproxy.dll | 5.5.2596.0 | 
+--------------------------+


WORKAROUND
==========

Set the address to %g.%i.%s@<domain_name>.com. The drawback is if a full
middle name is entered, then the full middle name will be included in the SMTP
address.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service
Pack 3.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : exc55 EXC55SP3Fix 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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