We're doing the research to upgrade our Exchange 5.5 to 2003. I just need a bit of clarification. In the following article by MS: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822588/, it was stated that Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003 do not support directory names that contain the following characters: .. Question mark .. Parentheses .. Asterisk Our directory name has a "+" in its name. Now, this wasn't listed in the beginning of the article (link I provided) however, when you read on in the "More Information" portion, it states: In Exchange 5.5, all objects have both an internal directory name and an external display name. The directory name is used to create the distinguished name of the object. A sample distinguished name is /o=Contoso/ou=Redmond. The display name is the name that you see when you run the Microsoft Exchange Administrator tool. You cannot change the internal directory name of an existing object, but you can change the display name of that object. Exchange 2000 and Exchange 2003 limit the common name value of objects that are stored in the Active Directory directory service. An Exchange 2000 organization name or an Exchange 2003 organization name cannot contain the following characters: and the "+" is listed. Does this mean I won't be able to keep my site name (sample directoryname+co)? What is the difference between the "Directory Name" referenced in the first portion of the article to the "Organization name" listed in the "More Information" portion of the article? Are they interchangeable?
Hi, Before installing the first Exchange 2003 server in the 5.5 site you can safely change the display name of the Organization. This changed display name will be the future Exchange organization name in 2003. Leif "Sheila de Dios" skrev i en meddelelse news:%23mYxBSQqFHA.3520@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > > We're doing the research to upgrade our Exchange 5.5 to 2003. > > I just need a bit of clarification. In the following article by MS: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822588/, it was stated that > > Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003 do not support directory names > that contain the following characters: > . Question mark > . Parentheses > . Asterisk > > Our directory name has a "+" in its name. Now, this wasn't listed in the > beginning of the article (link I provided) however, when you read on in the > "More Information" portion, it states: > > In Exchange 5.5, all objects have both an internal directory name and an > external display name. The directory name is used to create the > distinguished name of the object. A sample distinguished name is > /o=Contoso/ou=Redmond. The display name is the name that you see when you > run the Microsoft Exchange Administrator tool. You cannot change the > internal directory name of an existing object, but you can change the > display name of that object. Exchange 2000 and Exchange 2003 limit the > common name value of objects that are stored in the Active Directory > directory service. > > An Exchange 2000 organization name or an Exchange 2003 organization name > cannot contain the following characters: > > and the "+" is listed. Does this mean I won't be able to keep my site name > (sample directoryname+co)? What is the difference between the "Directory > Name" referenced in the first portion of the article to the "Organization > name" listed in the "More Information" portion of the article? Are they > interchangeable? > > > > > >
