XFOR: Cc:Mail Custom Recipients Missing (.) in X.400 Address

ID: Q196255

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SYMPTOMS

When you transfer Lotus cc:Mail users to Exchange Server using directory synchronization (dirsync), custom recipients will be created on Exchange Server. If these users' names have periods after their middle initial, the X.400 address of those custom recipients will have some problems, specifically, the period will be omitted from the S, G, and I sections of the X.400 address.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Exchange Server 5.5.

Version           : WINNT:5.0,5.5
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: December 1, 1998