Microsoft KB Archive/295285

= XADM: Distribution Lists Replicate to Active Directory as Contacts =

Article ID: 295285

Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q295285



SYMPTOMS
Distribution lists from Exchange Server 5.5 may replicate over the Active Directory Connector (ADC) to Active Directory as contacts instead of universal distribution groups.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Exchange organizations are different and an interorganizational (between organizations) recipient Connection Agreement is being used to replicate directory information between the Exchange Server 5.5 directory and Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
The contacts contain the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol  addresses of the distribution lists in the originating Exchange organization; therefore, the distribution lists are still functional as long as the originating Exchange environment exists.

This behavior occurs if the two different Exchange organizations are Exchange Server 5.5 and Exchange 2000 organizations, and also if the two different Exchange organizations are both Exchange Server 5.5 organizations. This behavior occurs if the Exchange 2000 organization is in either Mixed mode or in Native mode, and if the Windows 2000 forest is in either Mixed mode or Native mode.

Keywords: kbprb KB295285

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