XFOR: Modifying the Display Name and Alias for cc:Mail Dirsync

ID: Q183058

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.5, 5.0

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

This article describes how to modify the default display name and alias for custom recipients that are created when you perform directory synchronization (dirsync) between Lotus cc:Mail and Microsoft Exchange Server. When you migrate users from cc:Mail to Exchange Server and these custom recipients are converted to mailboxes, the display names and aliases for the custom recipients are maintained.

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Modifying the Display Name

When you perform dirsync between cc:Mail and Exchange Server, the default display name for custom recipients that are created is the user's first name and last name, separated by a space. To modify the display name that is used, follow these steps:

Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

Locate the "Dir Synch display name rule" registry value under the following key in the registry:
```
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeCCMC
      \Parameters 
```
NOTE: The above registry key is one path; it has been wrapped for readability.

Click String on the Edit menu, type a new rule, and then click OK. The following table lists the rules that can be used:


      Rule     Purpose
      --------------------------------------------------------------------
      %<n>F    Includes the first <n> characters of the user's first name.
               If the <n> component is not used, the entire first name is
               included. For example, to include the first five characters
               of the first name, type "%5F" (without quotation marks). To
               include the entire first name, type "%F" (without quotation
               marks).

      %<n>L    Includes the first <n> characters of the user's last name.
               If the <n> component is not used, the entire first name is
               included. For example, to include the first five characters
               of the last name, type "%5L" (without quotation marks). To
               include the entire last name, type "%L" (without quotation
               marks).

      %I       Includes the user's middle initial.

      <text>   Includes <text>. For example, to include "cc:Mail User,"
               type "cc:Mail User" (without quotation marks). To include a
               space, press SPACE BAR. Note that this rule can only be
               used at the end of the string.

Quit Registry Editor.

Modifying the Alias

When you perform dirsync between cc:Mail and Exchange Server, the default alias for custom recipients that are created is the user's first name and the first character of their last name. To modify the alias that is used, follow these steps:

Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

Locate the "Dir Synch alias name rule" registry value under the following key in the registry:
```
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeCCMC
      \Parameters 
```
NOTE: The above registry key is one path; it has been wrapped for readability.

Click String on the Edit menu, type a new rule, and then click OK. The table in the "Modifying the Display Name" section above lists the rules that can be used.

Quit Registry Editor.

Additional query words: ccmc migration

Keywords : XFOR exc5 exc55
Version : winnt:5.0,5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbhowto