XFOR: SMTP Address Generator May Include Multiple Consecutive Periods in the Address

You can modify the proxy address generated by the system in Microsoft Exchange Server. If you set your site SMTP proxy address to the following: an illegal SMTP address may be generated if there is no middle initial on the mailbox. The generated address will contain a consecutive multiple period (.) sequence. For example, if the name on the mailbox is John Doe, the generated address is:

The logic in the address generator does not look to see if a consecutive multiple period sequence is included in the address.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server version 5.5. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Component: SMTP

Set the address to %g.%i.%s@domain_name.com. The drawback is if a full middle name is entered, then the full middle name will be included in the SMTP address.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3.