XCON: Exchange does not Support Maximum 3-digit Country Codes

ID: Q165059

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0

SYMPTOMS

If a route is set up on a Microsoft Exchange Server connector for type X.400 and it uses the three-digit numeric string for the country code, messages sent out that route will return a non-delivery report (NDR) to the message originator as follows:


   Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.

   Subject: Test Numeric Country Code
   Sent: 2/27/97 11:17:12 AM

   The following recipient(s) could not be reached:

      'TEST (Numeric)' on 2/27/97 11:19:13 AM
            Unable to deliver the message due to a recipient problem
            MSEXCH:MSExchangeIS:MORFSITE2:MIRALPHA1

CAUSE

According to Recommendation X.402 section 18.3.3 of the 1988 ITU Blue Book, it is valid to use the numeric country codes specified in Recommendation X.121 on the C= portion of an X.400 address.

Microsoft Exchange Server does not currently support this format. Exchange Server does fully support ISO 3166, which mandates the use of two-character printed strings for country codes.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server versions 4.0 and 5.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: x400


Keywords          : kbusage kbbug4.00 kbbug5.00 XADM 
Version           : winnt:4.0,5.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: May 12, 1999