Microsoft KB Archive/199188

= XADM: Special Characters in Mailbox Display Name =

Article ID: 199188

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q199188



SUMMARY
In the Exchange Administrator program, it is possible to add special characters to the display name of a mailbox from the General tab of the mailbox. It is not possible to add these special characters to the simple display name in the Advanced tab of the mailbox.



MORE INFORMATION
The simple display name feature on the Advanced tab is specifically for interoperability with foreign systems that do not recognize the special characters set on the General tab within the mailbox properties. Although not all special characters can be typed in the Simple Display field of the Advanced tab, the following characters will be accepted:

,.?/:'=+-

A simple display name can coexist with the regular display name, however; the simple display name will be displayed for systems that cannot understand the special characters set in the General tab.

Keywords: kbinfo KB199188

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