Q201470: XFOR: SMTP Address Incorrect If At Sign @ Is In Site Name

Article: Q201470
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SUMMARY
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If there is an at sign (@) in a site name (or organization name), the SMTP proxy
addresses that are generated for the users are unexpected and random. The
problem also occurs if you use the Move Server Wizard to move a server to a site
that has an @ in its name, and the problem manifests itself in inexplicable and
inaccurate SMTP proxy addresses for the users on the server that you moved.
Random characters are added to the SMTP proxy addresses.

MORE INFORMATION
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The problem may occur in either of the following scenarios:

- You want to add a server to a site that has an @ in its name.

  You install a new server (server1) in a site that has an @ in its name, for
  example, "test @ microsoft." The Exchange Server organization name is "org."

  You create several mailboxes on the newly installed server.

  If you check the SMTP proxy address for a user on the server, for example,
  user1, the proxy address that is generated may look like
  "test6@microsoft.server1.com" instead of the expected address
  "user1@test@microsoft.org.com."

  The incorrect SMTP proxy address contains the server name and a randomly
  generated number that is added to the site name, instead of being in the
  standard SMTP proxy address format (<alias>@<site
  name>.<organization name>.com).

- You want to move a server (by using the Move Server Wizard) to a site that
  has an @ in its name.

  You want to move another server (server2) that is in a different site (site2)
  to a site that has an @ in its name (in this example, "test @ microsoft").
  The Exchange Server organization name is "org." Before the move, if you check
  the SMTP proxy address for a user, user2, for example, on server2, it looks
  like "user2@site2.org.com."

  You run the Move Server Wizard on server2 to join that server to the "test @
  microsoft" site.

  After the move, the primary proxy address for user2 may look like
  "testfd3f0@microsoft.server2.com," instead of the expected address
  "user2@test@microsoft.org.com."

  The incorrect SMTP proxy address contains the server name and a randomly
  generated number that is added to the site name, instead of being in the
  standard SMTP proxy address format (<alias>@<site
  name>.<organization name>.com). The Move Server Wizard does not
  cause the generation of the inaccurate proxy addresses.

You may not want to remove the @ from the site name, because using the sign in
the site name (or organization name) may be more important to you than
automatically generating accurate SMTP addresses.

To work around the problem, you can manually repair the SMTP proxy addresses in
the Site Addressing object.

Additional query words: Pilgrim, spurious

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Keywords          : exc55 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.5
Issue type        : kbinfo

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