Microsoft KB Archive/155596

= XCLN: Exchange Client Address Search Ignores Hyphens =

Article ID: 155596

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.5
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q155596



SUMMARY
When you are creating multiple Distribution Lists (DLs) or user mailboxes with prefixes or names that contain a hyphen, a mail client address search will not recognize the hyphen. For example, this would occur with the prefixes XX-, JA-, or a name such as Mary-Anne.



MORE INFORMATION
The hyphen is ignored in address searches, so searches on "ja-" or "Mary-Anne" return every James and Jane or MaryA in the address book. This can be problem for international users, any names that are hyphenated, and distribution lists that contain a hyphen. An address search recognizes the slash mark (/) and the underscore (_), characters but does not recognize the hyphen.

Additional query words: Address Resolution

Keywords: kbusage KB155596

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