XCLN: Exchange Client Address Search Ignores Hyphens

 Last reviewed: July 21, 1997
Article ID: Q155596
The information in this article applies to:
  • The Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, version 4.0
  • The Microsoft Exchange Windows 95 client, version 4.0
  • The Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, version 4.0
  • The Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, version 5.0
  • The Microsoft Exchange Windows 95 client, version 5.0
  • The Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, version 5.0

SUMMARY

When you are creating multiple Distribution Lists (DLs) or user mailboxes with prefixes or names that contain a hyphen, a mail client address search will not recognize the hyphen. For example, this would occur with the prefixes XX-, JA-, or a name such as Mary-Anne.

MORE INFORMATION

The hyphen is ignored in address searches, so searches on "ja-" or "Mary-Anne" return every James and Jane or MaryA in the address book. This can be problem for international users, any names that are hyphenated, and distribution lists that contain a hyphen. An address search recognizes the slash mark (/) and the underscore (_), characters but does not recognize the hyphen.

Additional query words: Address Resolution
Keywords : kbusage XCLN kbusage
Version : 4.0 5.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 21, 1997
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