Can't find an alias 1

[JJCP]

I'm still new to Exchange. We have installed Exchange 2003 and it's working fine. My question is really in two parts. First, is the best way to add an additional alias for a user by going to the Email Addresses tab and adding another smtp address there as long as it's the same domain? This is what I've done and it works fine, but I wasn't sure if there was a better way.

The second question is the real problem. I have several users with anywhere from 2 to 10 alias's. The problem is how to find who "owns" a certain alias. The active directory search appears to only search the primary address. So for example, how could I search to see who has the alias of administrator@domain.com if that is not their primary address?

Thank you in advance.

 

[Winntguy]

I have been just adding additional SMTP address' to accounts since Exchange 5.5. The only problem I have had is searching for them. I would be interested in the outcome of this question.

 

[markdmac]

You can easily enumerate the SMTP aliases within the domain using vbscript.

http://www.microsoft.com/scripting

http://www.thespidersparlor.com/vbscript

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

Check out my scripting solutions at

http://www.thespidersparlor.com/vbscript

 

[58sniper]

And, I'll add that if you need to add additional aliases to all of the mailboxes and mail-enabled contacts, you should add it to your recipient policy.

Introduction to Recipient Policies in Exchange 2003

http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/exchange2003/exchange2003_recipient_policy.htm

Pat Richard, MCSE(2) MCSA:Messaging, CNA(2)

 

[PScottC]

Here's a simple query you can use in AD users and computers... Right click on your domain and choose find. In the "Find" box select custom search. Click on the Advanced tab. Insert this query...

[blue](proxyAddresses=*[red]<user>[/red]*)[/blue]

Simply replace [red]<user>[/red] with a partial email address. For Example, if you have a user jdoe@mycompany.com, put in [red]jdo[/red]. (BTW, don't forget to put in the * before and after.



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