XADM: Inproxy.dll can Create SMTP Addresses that do not Conform to the RFC

ID: Q166247

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Microsoft Exchange Administrator program to create an SMTP proxy for a Microsoft Exchange Site using substitution characters separated by a '.', if one of the represented fields is null, Inproxy.dll will generate an invalid SMTP address. This address works correctly and produces no error messages or warnings but it does not conform to the RFC.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post additional information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K


Keywords          : kbcode kbbug4.00 kbbug5.00 kbfix5.00.sp2 
Version           : WinNT:4.0,5.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: May 5, 1999