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Q166247: XADM: Inproxy.dll Creates Non-RFC Conformant SMTP Addresses

Article: Q166247
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WinNT:4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbcode
Last Modified: 07-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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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


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Keywords          : kbcode 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WinNT:4.0,5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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