DOCUMENT:Q251152 12-MAY-2000 [exchange] TITLE :XADM: Finding Ambiguous or Duplicate Recipients PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange PROD/VER:winnt:5.5 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:exc55 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you send an e-mail message to a known Exchange Server address, you may receive a non-delivery report (NDR) similar to the following: Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 16:49:25 -0500 From: System Administrator To: user@testdomain2.microsoft.com Subject: Undeliverable: test Your message To: testuser@microsoft.com Subject: test Sent: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 16:48:45 -0500 did not reach the following recipient(s): testuser@microsoft.com on Mon, 17 Jan 2000 16:49:22 -0500 The recipient name is ambiguous. The MTS-ID of the original message is: c=US;a= ;p=Microsoft;l=user110001172149D1FCA2JL MSEXCH:IMS:Microsoft:testdomain:SERVER1 0 (000C0595) Ambiguous Recipient You may also receive the following error message when you try to create a recipient by using the Exchange Server Administrator program: This e-mail address already exists in this organization Microsoft Exchange Administrator ID no: c10312e7 If the message is SMTP based, an event ID 10000 similar to the following may also be logged in the application event log of a server that hosts an Internet Mail Service: Event ID: 10000 Source: MSExchangeIMC Type: Error Category: Addressing Description: A message was not delivered because the following address was not unique: testuser@microsoft.com CAUSE ===== This issue can occur because addresses must be unique across an Exchange Server organization, and so an address (for example, testuser@testdomain.microsoft.com) can only exist once in the organization. However, if the same address is created on two separate servers before replication is established or before replication has time to finish, it is possible to have two objects with the same address. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this issue, export the global address list from the server that is producing the error. Make sure that you include mailboxes, distribution lists, and custom recipients, as well as hidden objects. Also make sure that "E-mail Addresses" and "Secondary-Proxy-Addresses" exist in the header of the export file with the other fields to be exported. Import the .csv file that is created into Microsoft Excel and search for the location of the conflicting directory entries. You can then alter or delete the objects, as appropriate. MORE INFORMATION ================ For additional information about how to export the directory, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q155414 XADM: Bulk Import/Export FAQ If the initial export does not produce the objects that you want, you may need to export the e-mail addresses that are associated with Public Folder objects. For additional information about how to export the e-mail addresses that are associated with Public Folder objects, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q185018 XADM: How To Export Public Folder Directory Data To A CSV File Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : exc55 Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 Version : winnt:5.5 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.