XIMS: Cannot Change Nickname After Default Has Been Assigned

ID: q229498

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SYMPTOMS

If you join a channel on a Microsoft Exchange Chat Service computer or change your nickname in a channel you have already joined, and you specify a nickname that is already being used, you are assigned a default nickname. If you attempt to change your nickname after you have already been assigned the default nickname and you specify another nickname that is already being used, the command may fail, and the server may end the connection unexpectedly.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server version 5.5. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Component: Chat Service

File name	Version
Chatsvc.exe	5.5.2577.0

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3.

Additional query words: alias

Keywords : exc55 EXC55SP3Fix
Version : winnt:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug