The following naming context replication attributes determine when, where, and how the objects of a naming context are replicated.
| Replication attribute | Description |
| Reps-From | A replica link attribute that determines how and where directory information will be replicated. Lists the servers from which Microsoft Exchange Server will accept changes for a particular naming context. |
| Reps-To | A replica link attribute that determines how and where directory information will be replicated. Lists the servers to which Microsoft Exchange Server will send changes for a particular naming context. |
| Reps-To-Ext | A replica link attribute that determines how and where directory information will be replicated. Lists the servers to which Microsoft Exchange Server will respond to requests for changes for a particular naming context. |
| Period-Rep-Sync-Times | Used to determine when the directory service will make a REQUEST for changes from servers on the Reps-From attribute list. |
| Replicator notify pause after modify (secs) |
A registry entry used to determine how often the directory service will NOTIFY servers on the Reps-To attributes that changes have occurred. By default, this is 5 minutes. This registry setting can be set in seconds under the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\ |