Microsoft KB Archive/258704

= XIMS: SMTP Proxy Adds a Trailing Period (.) for the Template Containing &quot;%g.%m.%s&quot; =

Article ID: 258704

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3

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This article was previously published under Q258704





SYMPTOMS
SMTP Proxy adds a trailing period (.) for the template that contains &quot;%g.%m.%s&quot;. If the First Name field is blank and you have SMTP Proxy generator set for last.first@ .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:

287618 XIMS: SMTP Proxy Adds a Trailing Period (.) for the Template Containing &quot;%g.%m.%s&quot;



CAUSE
Proxy generator for SMTP was not checking for a trailing period.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server 5.5. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

191914 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 4.

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