Microsoft KB Archive/912337

= An NDR is generated when you send an e-mail message to public folder that you moved from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 =

Article ID: 912337

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
You move a public folder from Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. When you send an e-mail message to this public folder, the message is not delivered. Additionally, a non-delivery report (NDR) is generated. This problem occurs if the last character of the original public folder name is a square bracket. For example, the original public folder name resembles the following name:

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CAUSE
This problem occurs because an invalid SMTP proxy address is generated by the Recipient Update Service (RUS) when the last character of the original public folder name is a square bracket.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
You must install Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) before you install the hotfix.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

836993 How to obtain the latest service packs for Exchange Server 2003

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply the hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
If the last character of a public folder name is a square bracket in Exchange Server 5.5, the RUS does not remove this square bracket when you move the public folder to Exchange Server 2003. For example, the e-mail address of a public folder resembles the following address:

string1.[string2]@.

After you move this public folder to Exchange Server 2003, the e-mail address of the public folder resembles the following address:

String1string2]@.

For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses for software that is corrected after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

For more information about the naming schema for Exchange software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

817903 New naming schema for Exchange Server software update packages

Additional query words: XADM

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbfix kbbug kbpubtypekc KB912337

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