Microsoft KB Archive/942113

= A user has an e-mail address of @domain.com instead of @domain.com when you create multiple users in Exchange 2003 =

Article ID: 942113

Article Last Modified on 11/26/2007

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APPLIES TO


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

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SYMPTOMS
You create multiple users in bulk in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 environment. Several seconds later, you mailbox-enable the users in a separate transaction. However, a user has an e-mail address of  instead of.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because some users may be stamped with addresses based on some nondefault recipient policy. The Recipient Update Service generates proxy addresses based on the cn attribute for users when the mailnickname attribute does not exist in the cache memory.



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 Exchange 2003 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
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) must be installed on the server before you apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix. However, the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant service and the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service are restarted when you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other software updates.

File information
The English 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
For more information about how to mailbox-enable user objects, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997743.aspx

For more information about software update terminology, 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 Server 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

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