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Q169762: XADM: Import Fails with Event ID 13 and ID 235

Article: Q169762
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WinNT:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you import a .csv file, the import command may fail and the event viewer
application log may report errors similar to the following:

  Event ID: 13
  Source: X400Proxy
  Type: Warning
  Category: None
  Description: Unable to process custom recipient Arcand, Lyne: BLUEMOON
  because the target
  address is not valid.
  X400:/C[ASCII 202]/A=TEL.CAN/G=Lyne/S=Arcand/O=BLUEMOON/OU1=CISTI.NRC.OTT/ 
  DDA:ID=ILL.CISTI

  Event ID: 235
  Source: MSExchangeDSImp
  Type: Error
  Category: None
  Description: X400 address failure. An illegal type name was specified at
  character position
  87 of 'X400:/C[ASCII 202]/A=TEL.CAN/G=Lyne/S=Arcand/O=BLUEMOON/OU1=CISTI.NRC.OTT/ 
  DDA:ID=ILL.CISTI'.

CAUSE
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The .csv file may contain Domain Defined Attributes (DDA) values. DDA is the
format used for custom recipients such as Microsoft Mail users or SMTP users.
The Exchange Server import function does not properly handle incoming X.400
addresses that contain a forward slash (or solidus) as part of a DDA Value. When
Exchange Server encounters a forward slash as part of a DDA value, it reports an
error. The X.400 custom recipient is not created in Exchange Server.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem:

1. Edit the .csv file and globally replace /DDA with ;DDA.

2. Save and close the .csv file and re-import it into Exchange Server by
  clicking Import on the Tools menu.

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WinNT:5.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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