XIMS: SMTP Proxy Adds a Trailing Period (.) for the Template Containing "%g.%m.%s"

The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) proxy generator adds a trailing period (.) for the template that contains "%g.%m.%s". If the First Name field is blank and you have the SMTP proxy generator set for last.first@companyname.com, the trailing period after the last name remains in the SMTP address.

For additional information about a similar problem that may occur in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

The proxy generator for SMTP is not checking for a trailing period.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. 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:

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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server.

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 1.