Article: Q262116
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5
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Last Modified: 20-OCT-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how Exchange Server 5.5 routes custom recipient messages
internally.
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When you send an e-mail message to a custom recipient address, the directory
places the default address in the custom recipient address X.400 proxy address
as a domain-defined attribute (DDA).
For example, if a custom recipient that has a default Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol (SMTP) address of "someone@microsoft.com" has the following X.400 proxy
address
C=us;a= ;p=Org;o=Site;s=Someone;g=MsGuy
when you send an e-mail message to that custom recipient that has a default SMTP
address of someone@microsoft.com, the message is routed as follows, and is
routed by DDA first:
C=us;a= ;p=Org;o=Site;s=Someone;g=MsGuy;dda=SMTP:someone@microsoft.com
If the message transfer agent (MTA) cannot find a route, the MTA routes on the
X.400 address. In some cases the custom recipient address is routed to an X.400
connector with a "C=*" address space.
Typically, the message loops when the message is rerouted back to the originating
site.
Additional query words:
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Keywords :
Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version : winnt:5.5
Issue type : kbinfo
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