XADM: 4.0 Proxy Address Generator and Scandinavian Characters

• Microsoft Exchange Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you add a new mailbox to a computer running Microsoft Exchange Server and the name includes an extended character such as an "a" or an "o" with an umlaut, the character is converted to ae or oe (respectively) in the X.400 and SMTP proxy addresses. This also happens with the generation of the common name. This is correct for German names but it is incorrect for Scandinavian names. To make sense to Scandinavian users, these characters should instead be converted to a and o.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 4.0. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression- tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.

MORE INFORMATION

After the fix is applied, in generating proxy addresses, the mapping of the extended characters will be based on the Microsoft Exchange Server locale, not where the Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator program is running. However, when generating the common name, the mapping will be based on the locale where the Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator program is running.

The fix eliminates the unwanted character mapping. The following languages (locales) trigger the conversion of extended characters in a way that makes sense to Scandinavian users:

   Danish
   Faeroese
   Finnish
   Icelandic
   Norwegian
   Swedish

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Platform          : WINDOWS