Microsoft KB Archive/244529

= XADM: Find Recipients Tool in Exchange Server Administrator Program Does Not Use Wildcards =

Article ID: 244529

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 Q244529



SUMMARY
The Find Recipients tool in the Exchange Server Administrator program does not use standard wildcard characters to perform wildcard searches on recipient attributes.

For example, if you look for recipients that have the last name of Smith by using "smi??" or "smi*" as criteria in your search, your search does not return the expected results. Instead, use "smi" without wildcard characters as the criteria. The Find Recipients tool uses ambiguous name resolution to find recipients with last names that begin with "smi."

Because of this, you cannot search for recipients by checking for the existence of an attribute when you use the Find Recipients tool. For example, you cannot use an asterisk in the Last box to search for recipients who have data in the Last Name box.



MORE INFORMATION
This tool is located in the Exchange Server Administrator program; to access it, click Tools, and then click Find Recipients.

Additional query words: ANR

Keywords: kbinfo KB244529

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