Re: question about username, alias, email address relationship

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In news:OkCryTebFHA.3712@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
djc <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> exchange 2000 sp3 on windows 2000 server sp4
>
> When I make user accounts the username and email naming conventions
> differ. For example, username is firstname only and email address is
> first initial of first name followed by a '.' and then the last name.
> So as I create an account I enter the username, then when I get to
> the exchange part the username is pre-populated as the alias, which I
> change to our naming convention. The email address gets created
> according to the alias.
>
> example:
> username: joe
> alias: j.schmoe
> email: j.schmoe@xxxxxxxxxx (by default based on alias)
>
> I have never had an issue with this. However I am now testing IMAP
> out for the first time and it seems that the exchange alias and the
> active directory username have to match in order for the IMAP client
> (thunderbird, in this case) to successfully authenticate. So using my
> current naming conventions the login fails.
>

I don't know Thunderbird, but if you use domain\username\alias as the login,
does it work?


> A) What I want to verify here is 1) that it is safe for me to change
> all my aliases to match the usernames but leave the email address as
> is,

You should be able to change the alias to whatever you like.

> and 2) that when I create new accounts that I can safely leave
> the username and alias the same (as it does by default) but instead
> manually change just the email address.

Yep - but note that your recipient policy may override what you set up per
mailbox, unless you set up the mailbox not to be updated by the
policy/policies.
>
> B) what exactly is the alias for anyway? email goes to the email
> address and the name that shows in Outlook address lists for example
> is the 'display name'. Well obviously one thing I can assume the
> alias is for is exchanges way of identifying a user for
> authentication for IMAP.. is that right? is that all? what else?

The alias is just a nickname for the mailbox, really. They have to be
unique.

>
> any input on this would be greatly appreciated. Specific answers to
> A) and B) would make me jump for joy!
>
> thanks.

Try the syntax suggested above for the login name and you may not need to
change anything.


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